____ FRST Computer: The MODEL4 cyberdeck ____________________________
TEXT is this solarpunk?
This is the latest cyberdeck model from FRST Computer. This is a
return to the earlier epaper-and-microcontroller designs. Zephyr
RTOS provides the base for the firmware, while lots of
Plan 9-inspired goodness is layered on top. It's intended as a
statement on low-power, patient (read: slow), personal computing.
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Hardware and Highlights:
- ESP32S3 (dual 240Mhz Xtensa w/ 8MB PSRAM)
- Waveshare 7.5" 800x480 B&W epaper display
- Integrated 36-key keyboard w/ choc switches
IMG -== (M3) Keyboard Guide ==-
- chocV-descended
- ZMK(!) firmware
- Miryoku layout (3 efficient layers)
- RGB LED indicates active layer
- Integrated 7-LED RGB front-light
- Semtech (SX1262) LoRa module
- Can be equipped with either 915Mhz or 432Mhz modules
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Intro ad (rendered plainly:)
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| FRST Computer VCF East 2026 - Public Alpha |
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MODEL4:
An ultra-personal cyberdeck for the retrocomputing set
Boots to a shell. Runs on e-ink. 9P native.
Sub-ghz mesh networking built-in.
Slow computing. Zen. Like a teletype at 300 baud. :)
What can you do with it?
Read. Write. Program in Forth. Play Zork.
Browse gopherspace. Chat over LoRa radio.
Connect a data crystal for internet or local BBS.
Do Apple 1 things. Build your own neighborhood smolnet.
What's inside?
ESP32-S3 / Zephyr RTOS / 8MB PSRAM / SX1262 LoRa Radio
800x480 1-bit 7.5" e-paper display / BLE 9P keyboard
LittleFS / pForth / 65C02 / Z-machine
Soldered by hand in a garage in Tennessee.
Give it a go. It's files all the way down.
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| BATCH 6 -- Now taking reservations. |
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| $333.33 |
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| $50 deposit secures your place. |
| Balance due before shipping. |
| Hand-built. Numbered. Signed. |
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| Includes: |
| MODEL4 cyberdeck, 36-key wired keyboard, battery, |
| firmware pre-loaded, off-grid self-organizing LoRa mesh, |
| unique watercolor artwork. |
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| Reserve with a $50 Venmo deposit. |
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| % _ Ask me about it. I built it. I'll build you one. |
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