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by st3ve445678 1150 days ago
I would love to see a complete modern pc wrapped in a retro styled keyboard like this. With usb-c power and video output you could just plug it into a monitor with one cable.
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Raspberry Pi 400 might be a good halfway point for you!
Yeah, I actually have one. Pretty cool little machine, but too slow, ugly and no ssd built in.
It's quite a bit bigger than an Atari 800XL, but I jammed a whole PC in an old Mac SE case.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmods/comments/11zqznn/jammed_new_...

Get a full-sized keyboard - a model M would work fine here - and a laptop with a broken screen plus some assorted bits and pieces. Fit the motherboard from the laptop in the keyboard after making the required openings in the keyboard enclosure. Hook up the power supply and a monitor and voilĂ , a keyboard PC.
I know it's not fully a modern computer, but that sounds like a Pi 400 to me.
Can confirm. Using a PI400 as my SDR rig. It does have a little of the old C64/994/800 feel to it. But the keyboard is pretty crappy.
the keyboard is loads better than the Atari 400 keyboard though!
Well, yes. That's definitely true. And I've been thinking about hacking a repurchased klacky-key keyboard into my PI400. It shouldn't be TOO hard.
Just take a laptop with a broken screen, and remove the screen and connect it to a desktop monitor.
you might enjoy https://cyberdeck.cafe/