Bregenz, Vorarlberg
Enclosures, circuit boards and software, made layer by layer.
Small recreations of NeXT hardware, 3D-printed Raspberry Pi enclosures and the software made along the way. Documented so you can build them, too.

In focus
From the workbench

NeXT mini Replica Interest
This project is a labor of love that I've been working on for a very long time. Not continuously, but every now and then, as my free time allowed. At some point, I published a few screenshots (this is the very first…
Built, printed, soldered

NeXT: SoundBox mini
Interactive technical showcase of the NeXT SoundBox mini, presenting 3D model visualization, complete circuit schematics, and detailed component documentation with full Bill of Materials and part specifications.

PandaDock: Tiltable Panda Touch Dock
This is the detailed assembly documentation for the PandaDock - The Tiltable Panda Touch Dock. You will find the model @MakerWorld.

Touch Magic: Custom Apple Touch ID
Quite a while ago, I stumbled across this project online that immediately caught my attention. Its claim was:
Notes from the workshop

NeXTSTEP Naming
For decades, the precise naming and capitalization of NeXT’s operating systems have been a source of endless confusion. Was it NeXTstep, NeXTStep, or NEXTSTEP? The answer often changed depending on the specific version,…

AI Operating Guide
This guide describes the key strategies and rules for achieving consistent, traceable, and precise responses when interacting with an AI. It serves as a personal rulebook designed to keep context stable, minimize…

Editor Cheat-Sheets (for Mac Keyboards)
I really enjoy using the console. Not only on my Mac, but also frequently on remote systems. And here I constantly switch between the editors vi and nano.

External Activity and Power LEDs on RPi 5
On the Raspberry Pi 5, the former green activity LED and red power LED are combined into a single multi-function LED. It is no longer wired directly to simple GPIO pins. If you want to relocate this LED to an external…

NeXTSTEP: On a RPi 5
In this guide, I'll show you step-by-step how to install NeXTSTEP 3.3 on a Raspberry Pi 5 using the Previous emulator. This guide is based on Raspberry Pi OS Lite to create a minimal system that boots directly into the…

NeXT mini Replica Interest
This project is a labor of love that I've been working on for a very long time. Not continuously, but every now and then, as my free time allowed. At some point, I published a few screenshots (this is the very first…