a change to make it easier.. It seems that most folks do not understand that sd/msd cards come in very fast versions. I use that on my pie for 'alternative OS tests. On your build, migh want to drop the usd to mvme adapter and nvme card. so just buy fast msd and put os on that. cheaper and easier. Just a recommedation - so I still love the project. ( some mention life expectancy of sd cards - so this might be a downside of sd card - but it it only holds os - not data -might be acceptable risk ).
@tonyhampton7736 Says:
why not paint it "raspberry" color?
@danilobatista5298 Says:
Muito legal. Vou tentar fazer também.
@Da_GrandiMan Says:
Nice Vid,
Well explained.
How about a removable, sliding, hindged flat screen monitor ?
Then call it an, "All in one Pi500++" (+ Nvme SSD + flat screen monitor)
Some yokel !
Will call it a laptop - hmmm "Pi500 Laptop"
"Laaap top yu-mmmmm" - Homer $impson
@PsiQ Says:
Hmm.. for cooling i'd suggest adding an air channel feeding towards the fan, so it pulls in outside air.
OR:
Mounting the Pi5 upside down and using a metal base plate (connected to gnd for ESD reasons) for the complete computer and a passive cooling option.
This would also fit with the now available nvme bases going on the bottom. Also increases the haptic when handling the pc,
like the chinesium products containing stones or scrap metal as dummy weights.
Overall lots of time went into that and i wouldn't have the time or nerves to do that.. I think i'd have used wood ;-)
Now it's only missing a "portable tablet monitor" going on the bottom, that can be stuck on during usage.
@Ikantspell4 Says:
I miss beige computers.
@ravesab Says:
A next project to make a laptop with its battery and screen with a Raspberry 5 would be possible?? Greetings from Madrid
@zoltanbernaczki9063 Says:
This is beautiful.
@TheSzudi Says:
Chris! I respecting this idea but please! Not that round shape! I like retro and I love my Amiga 600, but don't exaggerate! The A500 was already available in this color. If you do this to the pi500, I'll probably try to transfer it to the older pi400, where the design was wonderful and I wouldn't change anything! I wolud only add: audio out, large HDMI port, active cooling (need in PI5) and port for M.2 disk ;)
@martyndeyoung8207 Says:
Hmmm. Nice build. A black keyboard and red function keys would give it a BBC Micro-esque appearance! :) I might have a go at that, thanks!
@genjieching2016 Says:
What is Pi 500 and Pi 5?
@LeeWelding-vq4eo Says:
Hi Chris, great work on the pi500 case, if I become a member and pay the subscription every month, will it be possible to have the cut out dimensions of the case that you have made? Would that be in the members video 22? I have ordered everything from Amazon to do the same project case as you have, only thing I need to do is now find some spray paint of my choice for the case thanks
@DanielYuStar_Pachirisu_Feet Says:
dear god this is what i always wished for, if there was a case like this for mechanical keyboards being, i would buy one
@ucmRich Says:
Massively impressive pal!!! :-D you should make a kit and sell it ^_^
@AndreyPaskal Says:
Very nice computer with keyboard! But. If you don't mind, I think this keyboard angle is not very suitable for touch typing. It will be much more ergonomic to place the keyboard on top of the box. This way there will be part of the palm rest underneath the keyboard. Yes, for this scheme the general shape will have to be changed a little. The top surface will be completely flat. And the angle of the top surface will be minimal. About 2-3 degrees. Of course, you will lose the retro design vibe, but the new design will be much more functional in my opinion.
@MinstrelKrampf Says:
A couple of years ago, I found an old Atari 600XL case, and immediately had plans to turn it into the Atari 600XL that many of us wished Atari made. I installed a Raspberry Pi 4, and thanks to Tinmouth Software in the UK, got an Atari Joystick and Keyboard adapter, so that they could be plugged into the USB ports on the Raspberry Pi. There was an emulator available that nearly perfectly emulates all the different Atari 8-bit computers. But after finishing the project, I grew bored, and decided that I wanted to emulate... Well EVERYTHING! So I downloaded retropie and started filling the SD card with emulators and software for Atari, Commodore, TRS-80, Sinclair Spectrum, and other 8-bit computers.
When I saw this video, I was impressed that Chris made many of the same choices -- like routing all of the Raspberry Pi's ports via patch cables, to the back of the case, and using a full-size HDMI jack, instead of relying on the tiny and more fragile micro-HDMI connectors. Many of the choices I made were dictated by the desire to preserve the Atari 600 case, so that I could reverse what I've done, just in case I find an Atari 600 board without a case or something. I mounted a USB hub in the spot where the Atari Parallel bus was. No cutting required -- the hub I got fit perfectly. I did not trim or cut anything from the case, but rather used plastic to make port covers, onto which I mounted the Raspberry Pi's HDMI, USB-C, and ethernet ports.
When the Raspberry Pi 5 came out, I wasted no time in getting one, and I upgraded my little Atari 600XL with it, and added a new keyboard and an M.2 SSD. I needed a real modern keyboard, because each of the emulators for the different systems used PC keyboard function keys to bring up menus and change settings. I did relent and had to cue the case top a tiny bit, because the keyboard was just a little larger than the hole for the original keyboard. Currently, i have Ubuntu 23.10 on the SSD, and as Chris has already demonstrated, it's very responsive and zippy!
You can see the original build here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-npVUSBeRw
OMG -- I made this 3 years ago! How time flies!
I'm soon going to build a retro case for a Mini-ITX motherboard. It will look like a retro-80's all-in-one system, but be a 4 Ghz gaming rig -- sideways mounted GPU, Flex ATX PSU, and so on. I've wanted to do that longer than I've wanted to do the Atari 600XL project, until I saw the tools Chris used, and now I have a better idea about getting better results from cutting and bending plastic, especially the tools that I hadn't seen before.
@RetroJack Says:
I love the finish as it is - it actually reminds me of certain Acorn computers.
@PhilipBallGarry Says:
Very inspiring! I'm itching to get to my local model shop for some plasticard. I'll use cyano adhesive with the spray activator as that speeds up the build. Might use my spare pi4 initially. I don't know if the mounting holes are different for the pi5 but that's something to consider for the "upgrade" later. Personally, I Iike the colour - reminds me of the BBC micro I lusted after in the early 80's 🤗 Beige is so nostalgic. Most of my Dad's cars were beige in those days too 😂
@Tabletop_Epics Says:
That's fantastic!
I miss the wonderful old beige days of personal computing.
@USBMEDICMalcolmScole Says:
Looks like a kempstone spectrum keyboard if it was black with red switches.......I had a interupt button on mine so i could pause live programs . . So is this keyboard for sale ......is it a kit . . . .i just love ECmerch ......cool cencept that reminds me of a beeb an a electron with a dragons heart....Can the case be printed . . . a nice crystal resin one would be Grooooovey . . . Happy new year chissy
@Gstrouzas Says:
Very nice job. Can you explain how you done the round edges?
@dcpowered Says:
I would absolutely buy this! The rpi 5 is definitely much better!
@illustriouschin Says:
Very impressive build, making cases from scratch is harder than it looks.
@jchidley Says:
Like a C64 or a ZX Spectrum but more powerful
@gleggett3817 Says:
I'm sure plasticard is usually stryene not ABS - because main market is model kit builders with poly cement/glue?.
@Kyle1444 Says:
I still dont understand why other manufactures can make a phone with no cooling, and running every software you'd ever want to run with either iOS or Android ultra fast, yet these small computers still are a work in progress? Why cant they fix drivers and whatever just instantly and run it like Android runs, but have it open?
@REGameFly Says:
Very cool
@urbanknish Says:
Really outstanding work! I'm sure it's just a coincidence that it resembles a Speccy. ;)
@bunny_incup132 Says:
I just had to subscribbed. Really what you are doing is great work! Not only this video. Each video is prepared, well done, simple explaining, demonstration, no need for special "adds" or useless talk. Thank you. Feels like I am in some modern "Internet School" where I can learn something new.
Waiting for part2 of Pi500 project, I am wondering how you will solve the problem with "power on" button and maybe battery.
@rsb3609 Says:
I've got mine running in an old gold fish bowl,full of mineral oil.
@DisruptedSinner Says:
Seriously, if you keep working on this project with extra enhancements (and make the case color a little darker, and maybe a couple of grey and purple keys - enter, tab, etc.), I would totally buy one on these if it was a commercial product. Amazing job!
@TobiasSample Says:
That’s great! It’s pretty much a cyber deck! ABS sheet is a nice idea for a case, I wonder if there’s anywhere nearby that has some…
@user-lx5qp7fg6g Says:
Love the color you chose. Thanks for sharing.
@BillYovino Says:
It needs a logo and name. How about Pi-niac 500?
@Globigal Says:
There is a PCI-E disk solution "HatDrive! Top" available. Jeff Geerling tested https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXWu4SUsaY8 What if you use a laptop cooler 😀
@chivarmaximillanpilones820 Says:
please please please anybody with 3d printer make an stl file for this <3 <3 <3
@awuuwa Says:
That's neat
@thomasschuler5351 Says:
colour is nice, reminds a bit of a apple IIc
@PieterBreda76 Says:
Nice, but is it possible to replace the Pi5 into the Pi 400?
@joseph_donovan Says:
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Beautiful. Makes my ear lobes tingle with delight just looking at the Pi 500. Love the little baby! Bravo!
@airspeedmph Says:
Awesome, very satisfying to watch! You should build more custom stuff. Impressed with your building skills and attention to details. I was sure it was going to be a 3d print or ordered from somewhere, but no, you build it by hand, nice! While not favorite color, beige is probably the best choice for this. Congrats and enjoy it!
@matwilcoxson2849 Says:
Reminds me more of the Amiga 600 which didn't nave a number keypad!
@derekfrost8991 Says:
Reminds me of the BBC Micro.. 😂
@joeblow229 Says:
This is really cool! The only additional thing I could see it needing, besides an on-board chunky power switch like the Commodore 64 with indicator light would be an extension for the GPIO header so those could be accessible from the back like the Pi400 has :)
@gigteevee6118 Says:
Stanley’s finest hour!
@sorphin Says:
excellent job Chris.
@aytviewer2421 Says:
BLUE
@Vault_Tek_Industries Says:
Well done heat sink. Regular Raspberry Pi has poor thermal design out of the box. You know that things!
@zbigniewkrajewski7536 Says:
I very like it, good design looks abit retro and keyboard itself seems fine. About colour - maybe original color of raspberry logo plus black contour of raspberry logo?
@xxxJinGejxxx Says:
Nice build. It needs some eyecandy, maybe some type of a (fake)grille (just some plastic stripes) like on the Amiga/C64/AtariST and a badge. The colour is already 100% 80s!
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