Steve Jobs may have predicted the iPad in 1983, but did you know the company actually built a prototype? The device is called the FlatMac, designed by Hartmut, and apparently, only a few non-functional prototypes were ever made, with one of them being on display at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco.
Kevin Noki wanted to make this concept a reality, so he 3D-printed a case after lots of trial and error, while PCBWay supplied the circuit boards needed for the keyboard and ports. A power bank was sourced to keep everything powered up for around an hour, including the screen. Like many other similar projects, this one also uses a Raspberry Pi board, but unlike the others, is connected to an actual floppy disk drive.
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This is incredible!!! I’d love for Steve Wozniak and as many others as possible to see it! I would’ve got one of these if they were ever produced! Even now, seeing a modern iPad case in this paint pallet style with the keyboard, I would go bananas! Thank you for making this!,” said one commenter.
