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Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by SSLy »

VS1999 wrote: post #46

This makes me miss the days when computers were ~12 watts and (basically) passively cooled. This would not be possible on any newer system. I'm also not counting the 1" fan on the back of the wii which was replaced by a heatsink.

M1/2/3 mac minis could have been very well cooled passively. MBA's are.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by YurgenJurgensen »

dwayne_dibley wrote: post #36
beckthompson wrote: post #3

Wii was my favorite console. So many fun games that you could play with the whole family! Wii sports resort is one of the best all time games

My Wii has never left the prime location from under the TV since launch day - getting on for 20 years! Despite having switches and gaming PCs my kids now love the Wii, the balance board and wii sports are all that are played now, but they still see regular use.

Note: The synthetic rubber feet on that Wii will have turned to goop that stains everything it touches by now. I would get some isopropyl alcohol or turpentine and remove them entirely.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by SCUDhunter »

VS1999 wrote: post #46

This makes me miss the days when computers were ~12 watts and (basically) passively cooled. This would not be possible on any newer system. I'm also not counting the 1" fan on the back of the wii which was replaced by a heatsink.

What you sir need is a Dell Wyse 5070. Passively cooled, four 64 bit cores, you can put up to 32Gb memory inside, two DP outputs and an M.2 SATA socket. 4-6 watts at idle and around 16 watts at full chat.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by avar »

dathery wrote: post #5

Here's a similar project with a PlayStation 1 if people like this kind of thing: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/ps-hanami.6279...

I wonder if doing this will result in subtle bugs simply because the effective length of the copper traces is being altered, which changes the transmission time.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by RetroTechie »

VS1999 wrote: post #46

This makes me miss the days when computers were ~12 watts and (basically) passively cooled. This would not be possible on any newer system. I'm also not counting the 1" fan on the back of the wii which was replaced by a heatsink.

Most RPi style single-board computers (SBC) are passively cooled. Some perform better with a heatsink, some heatsinks come with a fan, but (for most use cases) it's not really needed.

Passive cooling went away during the 80s/90s homecomputer -> PC transition. But modern tech has brought it back - provided you choose form factor & performance expectations appropriately (even though modern SBCs are crazy fast compared to Amiga or Atari ST era machines).

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by kevindamm »

mrighele wrote: post #45
phinnaeus wrote: post #6

This was messing with my head for a minute, I thought maybe they had figured out a way to use mini CDs (like the GameCube) to make that tiny disc drive functional, but it appears to just be decorative.

Mini-CD would be too big for this size, wouldn't they ? Something similar to a credit card would fit the bill and could look gorgeous. The issue of course would be that there aren't cards of that format that can store the amount of data required, but maybe with a bit of fantasy a micro-sd card could be embedded in it.

Yeah a minidisc is 64mm, I couldn't find the exact measurement in the README and can only dig so far on my mobile but even just eyeballing it and measuring a deck of cards it would be a lil too big.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by deskamess »

dwayne_dibley wrote: post #36
beckthompson wrote: post #3

Wii was my favorite console. So many fun games that you could play with the whole family! Wii sports resort is one of the best all time games

My Wii has never left the prime location from under the TV since launch day - getting on for 20 years! Despite having switches and gaming PCs my kids now love the Wii, the balance board and wii sports are all that are played now, but they still see regular use.

I regret getting rid of it while moving to a new house. Even though the screen had turned green-ish it still worked. Had the newer Wiimotes, balance board and all that. Miss it terribly. The Switch is good but Switch Sports is not the same. No planes to fly, no mountains, Showdown, etc.

Re: Short Stack: World’s smallest Nintendo Wii

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Post by rafaelgoncalves »

germandiago wrote: post #52

I am always amazed by hardware people. These things are not trivial at all. Way more difficult than software in my experience.

yeah, i find all a incredible work. Right from the design and building, so many moving parts and variables it looks like some kind o "alien" work to me :D, amazing.
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