This Tiny 3D-Printable Commodore Amiga 2000 Hides a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Inside
Matching, though larger-scale, monitor completes a miniature desktop throwback to the pinnacle of 1980s home computing.
Pseudonymous maker and vintage computing enthusiast "tw_designs" has released 3D print files and a bill of materials for anyone interested in turning a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 into a functional scale replica of a Commodore Amiga 2000 — complete with working Commodore 1084-inspired monitor.
"I have many fond memories of my Amiga 2000 computer in the late '80s. In an effort to relive its glory days with a retro vibe, I have created a 36% scale-ish Amiga 2000," tw_designs explains. "So it would have something to hold it down, I made a 50% scale 1084-like monitor for it. Why isn't everything the same scale? Didn't really care, just made things as small as I could. Either way, you get to make a cute little computer with an SVGA resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio, sweet stereo speakers, and a display just large enough to actually use it for some light general purpose computer needs like web browsing, watching movies, or even word processing."
Inside the 3D-printed desktop case, which is designed to mimic the second-generation "big box" Amiga 2000 desktop computer released by Commodore in 1987, is a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 — a computer-on-module version of the popular Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer, which when paired with a suitable carrier board can have its ports in a more convenient location for a project like this. There's a heatsink, with additional cooling provided by a pulse-width modulated (PWM) fan, and a 1TB NVMe SSD for storage.
On top of the Amiga-like case is a larger-scale Commodore 1084-style monitor — though while the case is as bulky as the classic cathode-ray tube monitor that inspired its design, the actual display is a modern 8" flat-panel in a classic 4:3 aspect ratio. At that size, it's around half-scale compared to the original — but not that much smaller than the original Apple Macintosh family, which shipped with 9" CRTs.
For software, tw_designs recommends running Raspberry Pi OS, the official Debian-derived Linux distribution from Raspberry Pi — but it's worth mentioning that there are a range of emulators, like Amiberry, which will happily turn the model into a "real" Amiga.
The bill of materials, 3D print files, and full instructions for building your own tiny Amiga are all available on Instructables.