Old Computer Cell Phone Project
I am a huge fan of beige colored anything. It is nostalgic like Batman movies, phones plugged into the wall, and dial-up internet. The egg shell color, look, sound, and feel of electronics from the 1980s and 1990s is unbelievably sexy. I've been doing quite a bit of research into bluetooth keyboards, and mechanical and beige keyboards don't exist with bluetooth technology. It is a lost market. I would love to be able to use my cell phone as an old-school word processor. My phone sees a lot of documents written and sent daily. Getting distracted in emails, web links, and YouTube is easy. I would love to think of my phone as more of a tool than something meant for play or distraction. I cannot find a keyboard that fits my taste. It's either they are too small, too ergonomic, flat as a sheet of paper, or way too expensive. This project is expensive, complex in regards to hardware and software, but would be well-worth the time. Artistically, I like to have items in my life that are aesthetically please or remind of movies similar to Hackers which came out in 1999.
So imagine, a phone converted into a CRT monitor. i.e. build a beige box around an old smart phone or maybe even a kindle paperwhite. I want to create something with very few distractions, doesn't produce too much blue light, and must be aesthetically pleasing. Additionally, a person could install a concave clear glass cover on the front.
Then, take grandma's old computer keyboard and clean off the dust. Hook the keyboard up to a battery pack that also transmits a bluetooth conversion signal. vwala! With everything hooked-up and attached you have essentially a 1988 Epson computer. People will look at you in awww!
SIMPLE PROJECT LINKS:
MORE COMPLEX LINKS
Links to learn how to map PS2 keyboard and convert directly to cell-phone or any operating system. - would be interesting -
Map PS2 Keyboards
Installing New OS on Phone and Kindle
So imagine, a phone converted into a CRT monitor. i.e. build a beige box around an old smart phone or maybe even a kindle paperwhite. I want to create something with very few distractions, doesn't produce too much blue light, and must be aesthetically pleasing. Additionally, a person could install a concave clear glass cover on the front.
Then, take grandma's old computer keyboard and clean off the dust. Hook the keyboard up to a battery pack that also transmits a bluetooth conversion signal. vwala! With everything hooked-up and attached you have essentially a 1988 Epson computer. People will look at you in awww!
SIMPLE PROJECT LINKS:
- Keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/Pin-Din-Cable-Kybd-Beige/dp/B000J4WPU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1501429236&sr=1-1&keywords=keyboard+beige
- Bluetooth Keyboard and Battery Pack: http://handheldsci.com/kb
MORE COMPLEX LINKS
Links to learn how to map PS2 keyboard and convert directly to cell-phone or any operating system. - would be interesting -
Map PS2 Keyboards
- http://www.computer-engineering.org/ps2protocol/
- http://www.jkmicro.com/PS2Keyboard_EN.pdf
- http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=90_91&zenid=0gsba6bsir6s5p9bfr58mvllm1
Installing New OS on Phone and Kindle
- http://www.ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/310671/start-ubuntu-without-a-desktop-environment-but-start-an-x-application
- https://www.linux.com/news/best-lightweight-linux-distros
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFJVoIjKZJw
- https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
If you have any other links, feel free to share below. Also, if you end up completing your project, post a link below. I'd love to see it!
To Good Computers,
Austin
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