If you’ve ever playedFallout, you’re more than familiar with the terminals placed throughout the game world. They are essentially desktops that you interface with on a regular basis while playing. Maker and developer Rick has managed to create a real workingterminal replicausing one of our favorite SBCs, theRaspberry Pi. This project takes a little bit of theFalloutuniverse into the real world with great timing as theFalloutTV series has been out for a few weeks.
This replica looks just like the original terminal down to the rusty paint job and beautiful round edges. It also runs a custom interface that looks like the command line interface (CLI) in the actual games. The unit features an LCD screen for video output that Rick decided to house behind a Fresnel lens to get the round effect.
The terminal does more than look cool, Rick has made it a functional part of his smart home system. It acts as an interactive text-based assistant that is capable of handling input thanks to OpenAI. Requests can be processed for things like controlling lights, playing music or pretty much any other smart home feature you want to operate.
TheFalloutterminals have a keyboard built into them, so it makes perfect sense that Rick looked to theRaspberry Pi 400as the board to use in his replica project. It’s connected to a 7-inch Waveshare touchschreen via HDMI, which is given a retro look and feel thanks to the curved Fresnel lens.
The housing was created from scratch using CAD software just for this project. According to Rick, the case was3D printedusing PETG on a Bambu A1 printer. The pieces were then sanded down before getting a slick, post-apocalyptic paint job. The housing also features mounting components to secure the hardware inside.
If you want to get a closer look at thisRaspberry Pi project, you can check it out over atX/Twitterwhere Rick has shared a detailed look at the build process and final design.
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.
