A Classic II/LC III laptop/book….

[-SE40-]

@Trash80toG4 ……Explanation's likely not clear, in visual thinking/morning musing mode. ……

Amusing, had to look that up.
Well, at this time I was only getting a feel about this setups footprint of a keyboard, and further components. Thickness of the keyboard has not crossed my mind too much yet.I like the clicky switchy keyboards, but that indeed spacious quickly.

The idea to have space for a LC2/3 board is not to bad as the CLASSIC II board needs room for extra components also. A little longer case maybe no problem.
This is still looking pretty compact alltogether.

No hurry.
Time will tell.

 

[Trash80toG4]

You mentioned a black version wtih different key setup, post pic?

LCIII board would be perfect, video outputs 640x480 VGA in the LC series, no? Board would be inverted so ports hit the backplane upside down along the top edge with room for your FDD or even a SCSI bridged slotloader optical from a laptop?

PicoPSU adapter for that series developed by the MLA gang puts power on a 12v wall wart akin to the Portable setup.

 

[-SE40-]

see attachments first post….

At this moment the boards size and positioning choice is open to what seems to fit best in this concept / proportion wise, access for easy servicing& assembly. CD or Fdd, …..floppy external, CD slot-in optional? Display 1024x768 upscaled with hopefully Picopi?
Enclosure material - epoxy handlayup, laminated in open mould.
At least this is what I am thinking about now.

​

 

[retr01]

Explanation's likely not clear, in visual thinking/morning musing mode.

That!

 

[retr01]

IMHO the keyboard layout in that model is better than the first model you posted in this thread.

 

[retr01]

The LCD screen housing will be much thinner, which is nice!

 

[-SE40-]

That is for sure!

 

[Trash80toG4]

The KBD is thick enough for mechanicals, IIgs caps would be perfect and notice that the LCD housing is hinged up at the forward edge.

 

[-SE40-]

Yeah, that keyboard would be nice looking indeed.
Hard to impossible to get here.

The picture suggest a hinge in front of the display…..unless you see it actually moving, it can also have a piece of doublesided tape and a coffeemug behind it

 

[retr01]

Maybe make sure it has palm rests and an ADB trackpad in place of a mouse? Please pick up an ADB mouse and dissect it to see what chips or circuitry is there.

 

[retr01]

seems to fit best in this concept / proportion wise

I think the function and arrow keys will be nice.

 

[-SE40-]

@Trash80toG4 ,
the LCIII is indeed an interresting board!

Thanks for pointing that out to me…..

And only about 47 mm longer than the Classic II.
I can live with that

Now again, some more recapping todo…..

 

[Trash80toG4]

Maybe make sure it has palm rests and an ADB trackpad in place of a mouse?

LOL! Target design + trackbal + palm rests = footprint of Macintosh Portable!

 

[retr01]

@Trash80toG4, actually it can be smaller than the Portable.

Now, @-SE40-, you have some serious tinkering to do. Two versions of the Hartmut inspired tablet, book, or whatever in B/W and color that you can proudly present in both of your palms of hands. I see the headline of a new retro advertisement: "Portability Comes in Two Small Choices!"

 

[-SE40-]

Noooo, there is only one design. (Hartmut’s)
Nooo, palmrest
Noo, trackball
No, arrowkeys
Yes, You can make the retro advertisement lateron.

(two configurations….yes)

 

[Trash80toG4]

@Trash80toG4, actually it can be smaller than the Portable.

Not by a much.

Dana's PowerPortable is a modernistic interpretation of another classic frog design study, such could be the basis for this kind of build, but that's tangential.

If headed that way the LCD would be larger and symmetrical, but I like the asymmetry of the target design. Don't much care for it in the Amstrad with smallish display, but a widescreen rework with narrower KBD would be great.

Point to the pics: note the removable panel, In lieu of trackball, add a tombstone mouse hideaway.

MouseHouse could be underneath LCD of your target Esslinger design?


edit: if you go with the LCIII board, MouseHouse can be angled down into the fan cutout to reduce vertical clearance requirements.

 

[retr01]

Noooo, there is only one design. (Hartmut’s)

Okay.

Nooo, palmrest

Ow. My hands hurt.

Noo, trackball

Trackpad?

No, arrowkeys

Now I am confused, which direction to go to?

Yes, You can make the retro advertisement lateron.

Yay! I will work on that.

(two configurations….yes)

Cool!

 

[retr01]

Not by a much.

Dana's PowerPortable is a modernistic interpretation of another classic frog design study, such could be the basis for this kind of build, but that's tangential.

It looks like a portable oxygen unit, most likely connected to:

New retro advertisement: "Breathe Easy. Carry your Mac Clone to Work."

 

[Trash80toG4]

No, arrow keys

Shades of His Steveness.

 

[-SE40-]

Itiswhatitis……shady.

At least ive got now some proper dimensions to toy with.