I Made a tiny Nostalgic miniature PC for my desk (3D Printed)

[@LaSandWitch]

You should sell these! I'd buy one!!!

[@laurentitolledo1838]

yes... in kit form....me want

[@SaiSS961]

Pls sell these and do ship internationally 😢

[@tapecompasqualegrieco8371]

you could create kits to assemble, you would sell thousands of them 💰💰💰

[@nerdyorganist]

Yes! I would buy one!

[@broavonyl5997]

I'm interested in buying as well

[@_SurferGeek_]

19:15 - That "slop" in the monitor... replicates just about every monitor I had back in the day! Great job!

[@salimbenbouz]

Haha! You’re right! Mine too had that

[@novoiperkele]

i came to comment exactly this.

[@greenprotag]

100% the old plastic monitor stands were absolute trash. One solid smack to the desk and the whole thing would wiggle.

[@gavtremor]

@@greenprotag so true

[@redeclipseprojects9746]

dude you bit me to this coment by 3 weeks :)

[@thatonesnowboarde]

the real monitors wobble like that... you nailed it

[@TheStuartstardust]

Yes! 😂 Just missing the "Turbo" button no one knows what does 🤣

[@JoBot__]

@@TheStuartstardust The Turbo button slows down the CPU so it can run older applications at the correct speed.

[@Planet2763real]

​@@JoBot__so it's more of a slow button

[@starvr]

Yea, all my CRT monitors had that wobble too.

[@JoBot__]

@@Planet2763real Correct.

[@williamtopping]

Not gonna lie. That's sweet AF!

[@JasonCarr1979]

Amazing job! Don't beat yourself up over the small stuff. The monitor turning is totally a bonus and not necessary at all. This is so cute and adorable and really bring you back to the way computers were in the 90's.

[@mikedasneves]

If this was on Amazon would buy it in a heartbeat

[@jess_n_atx]

but how much would you pay?

[@coffeemug3447]

the fact you can make something so compact, functional and aesthetically pleasing is a testament to how skilled you are, holy crap.

[@domdabom33]

The algorithm did not respect this video enough

[@tabm0de]

Nice, would have been cool if the sd card went in to the floppy slot :D

[@MinorLG]

Or, or some sort of business card CD/dvd slot.

[@SatTracker]

I just found your channel through Instructables, and I have to say this was beyond outstanding from start to finish! Thanks for the great mini PC project !

[@MakesCrap]

Same! You have a wide set of skills and tools to match them! 10/10

[@vladimirpain3942]

I am happy. I was born to exact moment when computers came to my country, so I could literally grow up with it.

[@jimichan7649]

Pro level skills and equipment! Great job.

[@OrugaVerde6]

And ofcourse the mini XP can play Doom 😂

[@MegaStamandster]

This really whips the Llama's ... well you know ;)

[@salimbenbouz]

Hahaha It’s been a minute I didn’t hear that!

[@MegaStamandster]

@@salimbenbouz one of my favorite reasons to load up Winamp back in the day :)

[@Sic-se4qs]

😅😮😅😅😊😅😊😅😅otp😅😊o? or 5 😅😮😊😅😅o😅😅😅y😊😊t😊😅😊r😊😅😊😊y😊😊😴 or o😅ooo😅​@@salimbenbouz

[@krisstopher8259]

Bro's got his own mini PC factory!

[@aldazor]

Man you've got a downright gorgeous workspace, that's the only way to describe it. It was nice to see someone using resin for parts like these. You just can't get that level of detail with a normal printer.

[@paulushdk]

That's some serious engineering right there! It's spot on!

[@alexg963]

Dang, I didn’t realize home 3d printing had come that far. I’ve never done any myself, but occasionally check out different 3d print projects, so I don’t follow it super closely. But the quality on those prints looks amazing. I’ll have to look into resin printing some more. Also, the quality of this whole build (and video) is incredible!

[@DragonCMNDR]

FDM printers are getting quite fast and detailed too. Currently, which you go with depends on your use case: Resin (SLA) printers are kings of detail, so if you want to make a lot of detailed figurines, Resin is the way to go, but it's drawback is that resin is brittle and chips/breaks easily and also should not be subjected to sunlight. PLA/Filament (FDM) printers can't compete on level of detail (yet) but have gotten significantly faster, and allow you to use a wider range of materials that can be quite robust, which is great for part-replication and mechanical use. (Sorry if I'm over explaining.) What is nice, is you can have an intro into either machine style for about $250 these days, which is quite affordable! Though of course, this is one of those realms where "you get what you pay for" is still very apt, and the more you spend on a printer, the more perks and easier to use it is. I have one of both types, and while I use my resin printer a lot more... because all my friends want mini-figs of their DND characters, the PLA printer is by-far the more useful one for tinkering and every-day useful items. (Also, it should be noted, is that the filament printers are typically far cheaper per-print to use, over expensive resin.) While I don't have a particular recommendation for any machine, the stuff coming out of, say, Bamboo Labs is quite good for beginners and pros alike, and might be a good place to start your research if you choose to pursue the bug. I don't recommend going down the rabbit hole of KZbin machine reviews though, there lies madness! (Sarcasm, I always recommend one does their homework. But, you just quickly learn that NONE of the manufacturers are perfect, every machine has it's pros and cons, every 3D print youtuber has their bias favorites, and it's still the "Wild West" where all things are concerned... though a slightly more established and civilized Wild West then it was a decade ago. Heh heh.) Huh, I didn't intend to "go off" here, but here we are.

[@thatdecade]

3D printers have not come far, but they are a bit faster, with a bit less calibration. This project shows that, after printing he had days of finishing to make the plastic look nice.

[@nortok00]

OMG! This is AWESOME! Well done! If you plan on selling these I MUST have one. I learned to code basic on these so I have a deep love for these machines. Thanks for making this vid and sharing your build! ❤️❤️

[@Frankococo93]

That mini computer looks legit and professional

[@DanielTGaming]

The amount of joy I am getting from seeing this work in action is astronomical. No joke, if you were to make these for sale, I would be front & center ready to buy one.

[@salimbenbouz]

Thank you! No plans for making any for sale for now but all instructions are available if you wish to make one your self.

[@Kraaketaer]

Great project! Tbh the only real flaw I can see is going with a Windows XP-styled skin for a PC with that kind of design - that's a Windows 2000 machine at most, though W98 would be just as fitting. XP era Dells were more often black and much more rounded and stylized in their designs IIRC. Now, this might be on the "going a bit too far" side, but once you're making your own SD card reader PCB, why not make a 3D printed floppy disk microSD card holder that fits into a suitable slot, where the card interfaces with a reader? Or a CD-rom tray you can pull out that holds the card? This would of course require a lot of careful design, plus probably disassembling an SD reader to get the pins without the housing, but it would be incredibly cool. Still, even as it is now, 10/10 project, super well done!

[@KiwiKoNZ]

Honestly bro, I don’t want one … I NEED ONE!! 👋🤩👍✨

[@bobafettjr85]

I would have put the SD in the floppy slot instead of the CD slot, but other than that this is fantastic.

[@salimbenbouz]

You're right floppy makes more sense but I had to compromise because of the alignment with the add-on PCB and to keep things simple. Otherwise, I would have needed another PCB or extender, or even switched the floppy and CD drive, but that looked a bit weird.

[@bobafettjr85]

@salimbenbouz Those are good reasons. It still looks great. If I had the patience for 3D printing I would make one myself.

[@DYNANiK.official]

Dear Salim, honestly, make this a buyable thing... maybe just in a small amount! I've just turned 40 this year, and THIS is exactly what would stop my midlife crisis!

[@Mr_Giraffe]

Such a cool project and so many beautiful shots. Well done!

[@salimbenbouz]

Thank you!

[@els1f]

This is maybe the coolest thing I've seen anyone do with a 3d printer 🙌

[@DavidFrankland]

That's incredible! The screen looks a lot like (and probably is the same as) the 720x720 4" display in my PowKiddy RGB30 handheld games console. It's great for playing horizontal and vertical oriented arcade games. Didn't realise you could buy it separately, so thanks for that. Come to think of it, the speakers look the same too.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Amazing attention to detail, just beautiful. All the old school games i used to play back in the late 90's! Couldn't get Golden Axe to play on my crappy computer running Windows 3.1. My mum didnt want to get Windows 95, cause she had learned on 3.1 and was worried she wouldn't be able to use 95.

[@michaelz6870]

Abso, fuk'n. epic. Your attention to detail, candor/transparency, and production quality of your content earned an enthusiastic subscriber and I can't wait to check out your other vids. Thanks for sharing, what an awesome project!

[@freerangemtb]

To think that a tiny micro board like the Pi is more capable than the full-size PCs this one is emulating is just bonkers.

[@MarcPi]

That's the coolest thing I've seen in a long time!

[@FoxedWorks]

Polished project start to finish amazing Thank you

[@bobcarn]

That brought back all the memories of using my own boxy PC! That's a fantastic build!

[@marcus7252]

The shadows part just blew my mind!

[@Saavik256]

Awesome project! This kind of machine I only had in the mid-90s, my first computer was the 5150.

[@tech.valiant]

Every video is a new peak on this channel. Once again, an amazing project and something I look forward to build!

[@absalomdraconis]

To anyone interested in duplicating this without custom-printing the case, those novelty radios inside fake miniature PC cases are basically the same size as this (I actually have one for this sort of purpose). As an extra benefit, the "floppy slot" on some is perfectly sized to a micro-sd.

[@Retrobution]

AMAZING. I have been looking at doing this for many years, but basically just sticking a pi inside of an existing case I have that looks like a miniature pc but it is a novelty storage case for floppy discs. But you have gone total next level and the design of it is spot on. Now just to make some miniature speakers! The only thing I would have changed really is having the micro sd slot be a standard sd slot with a microsd inside an adapter card. Not sure if this messes up anything with the pi system, but the bigger sd slot may be less fiddly. If you did a small kickstarter for these (say 1000 units) just the kit without the pi, you would probably get the funding within a day and then some!

[@Koriru]

This was a really nice and fun build to watch. Thank you for putting this project together and sharing it with the world.

[@OhMyChord]

this is really cool. heads up that breathing in resin dust can poison you, same with any plastic - but especially when it requires curing. a respirator would help with this

[@Ace-ig6vs]

This is insanely cool. You have, hands down the coolest desktop toy/decoration in existence.

[@MrJeanMaker]

Your projects are incredible. Thanks for sharing your process with us.

[@Iamkaden]

This was absolutely incredible. I have no words! I wish I was as knowledgeable as you in doing something like this! The games shown at the end made me incredibly happy 😊

[@billuno]

Very cool! You should have make the micro sd card look like a floppy disk!

[@RyanEglitis]

This is what normal people envision when you tell them you built your pc. Nice work on the build!

[@Ash-om3yg]

Man this is such a cool project!

[@agepbiz]

Cool project and amazing attention to details!

[@salimbenbouz]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@zibbezabba2491]

I've seen a lot of minature computer projects The fact that this runs and works like an old PC is amazng.

[@fadifadi-4u]

يا رجل لقد قمت بعمل أكثر من احترافي !! أقدر لك هذا ..لم أرى شيئا بهذه الدقة صنع في منزل !

[@Bricolagecestcool]

Amazing work !

[@sergiolopes3417]

It was Beautiful, man. I really feels the 90’s vibe in every single piece that you’ve projected all by yourself, and most important thing, all that parts of the project were made with attention in details, even the pronounced parts of texture and the tiny water decals, remembering me in, and I believe, everyone here was delighted by the charming and nostalgic idea. It’s amazing. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ErnoSallinen]

I love everything about this. Beautiful work.

[@bokrayoomjdeed]

Salim , amazing work man, next video suggestions .. 1. video for your setup . 2. video for how you put your camera's and how you make your youtube videos .. keep it forward . best of success!

[@VeganSmasher]

Very cool build and great video. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@hadawaco]

This looks close to 1/6 scale, im a collector and I would absolutely buy one of these. This is a work of nostalgic art.

[@Userwsh-gg]

Aside from the usb ports on the pi, I think you can put the raspberry pi in the top of the computer (the screen housing)

[@stanislavzabara5733]

This is somewhere between astonishing and fantastic. To say that you're cool means to say nothing at all! It's like... I mean.... man I'm totally overwhelmed!!!!!!!

[@davidinark]

The work you put into this project plus the great editing and camera work are top-notch! The monitor wobble is definitely a real-life thing, so that's actually a "happy little accident." Great video. Subbed for sure so I don't miss out on your other projects!

[@kkyadav3482]

Amazing

[@mrwoodcat]

if this on sale many people would buy it without thinking

[@verstrahlt1907]

"even a beginner like me" but then makes amazing adorable mini computer.

[@-uz]

looks awesome, I wish youd upload more :)

[@Max-cj9yd]

Carinissimo! Very nice! Bellissimo! Che nostalgia i vecchi computer.

[@samuellourenco1050]

Loved that project, and I would definitely buy one.

[@heiko7520]

Beautyful! I think about to built such a thing for myself, theoretically I have everything needed for at home (beside eventually the screen and so) but its pretty much work for.... nostalgy ;) Anyway: gr8 work!!!

[@JockeSelin]

You are a tech artist. Kudos! 😎👍🏻👍🏻

[@gerrycrisostomo6571]

That is fantastic ! I wish someone will mass produce and sell it.

[@OdysseusIthaca]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@MattTester]

Looks great. I have a 90s Dell Optiplex on a shelf above me, but I still like the idea of making one of these.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

If someone like Apple or Microsoft made one of these as a mini version of a mid 90s 486 PC I would be sold.

[@retrograpejuice]

I love it! amazing attention to details! wow can't wait to see what you work on next!

[@alanedwards8834]

What a wonderful project!

[@goldrush8770]

My grandma had one when i was 2 years old in 2008 i barely remember it but all i know its was the first computer ive used yes i know but i only knew how to use the mouse at the time.

[@Durrpadil]

You've done an incredible job. Well done.

[@HasanTR12]

old computer image and its work is very nice, congratulations 😙😊

[@WAZZUPwithDanMan]

Bro I check your channel maybe like once a month to see if you dropped anything new.

[@AppliedCryogenics]

Magnificent! AND Adorable!

[@AlbertRavoir]

I do design many objects too and I have a subjection: Like Elon says: best part is not part. You should try to reduce drastically the number of screws, there is a lot of solutions with clips included in the model to prevent screws. You should take a look at the Amiga 600 laptop a French guy did. Like me, he tried to remove most screws.

[@EllyAwesomeTech]

So awesome dude!! Well done

[@IanHodgetts]

Amazing skills! Impressive results.

[@artemis1825]

Wake up babe Salim Benbouziyane just uploaded.

[@JoBot__]

I've just about snapped because of how overused this is.

[@weok-doing-things]

Your creation is really got me thinking towards the resin printing for myself rather then abs... If you have a minute could you tell us how this harder resins work for gadgets like this for day to day use and how are the noise level when it is printing?

[@ElioFilho]

Awesome, Salim! My best regards from Portugal, great project!

[@thatonesnowboarde]

I use grabcad to get pre-made designs for certain components, saves a bunch of time

[@krunkjunk]

Would be fun if you had it set up so you could open Geocities. I know there's a full Geocities dump floating around out there.

[@kjriwoutube]

This truly is BLISS (Xp wallpaper)

[@bembelknecht]

Nice one; if I had the time and means I felt inspired to do a replica of an old Fujitsu Siemens Scenic 600 with the almost iconic green plexi-front, possibly masking the SD as a floppy disk

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I saw someone used a “Vintage P C Computer FM Auto Scan Radio with Box” and made a mini computer from it

[@Maulana_rhodes]

You must use a respirator while spray painting or air brushing

[@Dviros]

Be careful and always use protective gear including masks when working (and especially sanding) with resin

[@JohnnyJTav]

Awesome... 😎

[@axa993]

Finally a proper fully working miniature. It's gorgeous

[@stillgray]

This was lovely. I hope you upload more videos more often.

[@tetsuonekozawa1777]

It would be cool if the micro SD extended like a CD ROM. Very cool project. Like

[@deziomakes]

Sweet! Three grand for my first beige box and it was probably 10% as capable.

[@techkiller5513]

Oh what an amazing idea, man you nailed it 😂

[@crazy-es8tr]

if i could buy something like this i would love it

[@literatelogos]

That's awesome!

[@createdby.h2o]

WOW !!! I LOVE IT .