With numerous versions of the famous computer floating around online, building Apple’s original Macintosh computer out of Lego isn’t exactly a new feat on the internet.
But programmer Jannis Hermanns has taken things a step further with a functional (ish) classic Macintosh built out of Lego, a Raspberry Pi Zero, and an e‑paper display. While it doesn’t quite run MacOS, the little Lego computer does run software called Docker, which can do things like work as a clock or display images on the e-paper screen. And by using a service called resin.io, Hermanns is able to remotely update the software over Wi-Fi, which is kind of neat.
Better yet, Hermanns has detailed the entire build process — which included designing the Lego case, wiring up the display, and all solving all usual pitfalls and problems that come up in a build like this — on his site. So if you’ve got a bit of technical know-how and some spare time, you should be able to put a Raspberry Pi-powered Lego Mac of your very own.
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