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Кибердек RA01

Кибердек RA01 is a custom-made wearable computer (cyberdeck), inspired by classic cyberpunk science fiction. 


Read full story here: opacity.ru/cyberdeck
Cyberdecks are fictional devices, common for the cyberpunk genre. It seems to me that the source of inspiration for the original concept were 8-bit home computers, and keytars.

Many of the cassette-based home computers shared their signature form-factor, meant to be plugged into a separate display. In science fiction however, computers were pictured as consoles—decks—giving the user access to cyberspace. Deckers, wearing their gear around city streets, became a common concept, especially in games.
It clicked when D10D3 had released his Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7. I believe I first saw it around 2 years ago, and I wasn't the only one who got hooked. Since then cyberdecks have become a scene, with people from all over the world sharing their custom builds and exchanging ideas.
I had a lot of ideas, too, but in the spring of 2021 I realized that instead of creating concepts, I would rather create something that actually works.

By that time I only had a spare Raspberry Pi 4, and a keyboard. In three month's time I've finished the project and now I am sitting here writing this text.
You're welcome to check the longread, covering the story of this computer.

History of cyberdecks, my background and my goal, design choices, parts and software, typography, assembly, cost and future improvements: opacity.ru/cyberdeck
Кибердек RA01
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Кибердек RA01

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