# Miniature 3D printed Apple II with Raspberry Pi


I'm passionate about digital archaeology, retrocomputing and the history of technology. With inexpensive 3D printers and a profusion of emulators for nearly every type of old but popular computing systems now readily available, creating miniature and yet fully functional versions of iconic computers has become a very practical possibility. Here's my experience with building a miniature Apple II system.

### Building it

We 3D printed an Apple II case and its base by obtaining free designs for Thingiverse. 

You can download the files [here](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4178054)

We finished the case by sanding it, coating it with primer and then painting it in the beige and brown color scheme of the original. Inside, we installed a Rapberry Pi 2 running the linapple emulator. 

Linapple can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/dabonetn/linapple-pie)

Here is what it all looks like:

![Our 3D printed Apple II replica powered by a Raspberry Pi 2](/appleii_rpi.jpg#centeri_no)