The FlatMac, a tablet concept conceived by Apple in the 1980s, has been revived as a DIY project using the Raspberry Pi. The FlatMac is a concept designed by industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger in the 1980s along with the Apple IIc, Macintosh SE, and Steve Jobs' NeXT Cube. This design imagined the concept of a tablet at a time when computers were becoming small enough to fit in a bag. It may seem retro by today's standards, but it was a pioneering design at the time.
3D printing technology was used to create the unique appearance of the FlatMac, utilizing modern technology. The 3D printed parts were meticulously polished and assembled. The main task of the project was to custom design the keyboard and power supply and solder the electronic components together.
The display is a recycled screen from a broken iPad and the main processor is a Raspberry Pi. It has a real floppy disk drive so you can run an old Macintosh OS as an emulator. It also supports a stylus pen, which was unthinkable in the 1980s, giving it a modern feel.
