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A real 'working' Macintosh Mini

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A real 'working' Macintosh Mini with a $20 Waveshare ESP32-S3-1.3 LCD. Available resolution is 240px x 170px - nearly half the resolution of the real Macintosh in 1/10th the size! Only soldering required is for USB C port https://youtu.be/BgpqVQEsFU8

###Parts list

ESP32-S3-1.3 LCD

USB C Port Female

M2 3x3.5 Heat set insert x2

M2 10mm x4

M2 8mm

M2 6mm

####Optional

Micro SD Card (required for videos)

Touch buttons (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806060065997.html)

Most female USB C ports should work as long as the PCB is not wider than the port housing, I used https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256811824929507.html

Heat inserts https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805813081256.html

#####Usage

Convert videos to play on the screen with ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "scale=240:170,pad=240:240:0:0:black" -c:v mjpeg -q:v 15 -an output.mjpeg

There is an alternative front panel with a slot for a 2.7mm WS2812B strip which I use for notifications in home assistant. The home assistant yaml is still a work in progress.