How to Make LEGO Macintosh Classic with an e‑paper Display

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This post is about taking things too far while playing LEGO with your kid.

Ingredients:

Step 1:

You can download LEGO Digital Designer (LDD for short) for free from ldd.lego.com. It’s a very basic 3D LEGO editor that does the job.

Step 2:

Order your lego. LEGO Digital Designer lets you print a list of pieces which you need.

Lego Macintosh Classic 5
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Step 3:

If the display’s board is quite a big bigger than the display itself, get ahold of a Dremel and cut into the LEGO to make it fit with a border.

Lego Macintosh Classic 4

Step 4:

Connect the e-paper display to the Raspberry Pi Zero. Connecting the e-paper display to the Raspberry Pi Zero might be tricky.

Lego Macintosh Classic 1
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Step 5:

Make your project with resin.io.

Ali Kaya

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This is Ali. Bespectacled and mustachioed father, math blogger, and soccer player. I also do consult for global math and science startups.

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