Cydintosh: Retro Mac Emu meets IoT Smart Home (OpenSCAD)
Little 68k Brother is watching your Smart Home. 👀
A Macintosh Plus emulator port for Cheap-Yellow-Display board (ESP32), with some little 68k Mac applications.
- Macintosh Plus emulation using umac and Musashi 68k emulator (System 3 with 128k ROM/RAM)
- 240x320 LCD with touchpad emulation for mouse control
- Homebrew 68k Mac applications built with Retro68 (Weather Info integrated with Home Assisant, WiFi status, etc.)
- IPC between Mac and ESP32 (WiFi scan, Weather data from MQTT)
BOM
| Component | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ESP32-2432S028 (CYD2USB variant) | 1 | 2.8" TFT CYD with USB-C + Micro USB, $10~15 |
| M2x3 Self-Tapping screw | 4 |
More photos, etc.: Hackaday
Source code, model files and build instruction are available at: likeablob/cydintosh
Getting Started
- Flash: See the instruction to build and flash the firmware/ROM/disk image
- Print: 3D print the enclosure
- Assemble: Mount the CYD into the enclosure and secure with four M2x3 self-tapping screws