Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Writer: Kyler Himes
Editor: Rikus Strauss
Music by: @UFD-Music
If you were born before the 2000’s, this is the kind of computer the zoomers think you grew up using
A fire-powered mini steampunk machine capable of running snake, pong, and tetris runs completely off power coming from a top mounted sterling engine
PickentCode on Reddit says their quote “PC for the apocalypse” suns of an ESP32 and a 128 by 64 OLED screen
Rather than a full-sized qwerty keyboard, the computer uses a little 16-key keypad complete with an analog voltmeter
The thing runs on just 150 milliwatts, or just .15 normal watts, and exists with pretty hefty limitations to keep from needing to draw more than that like disabling the wifi and bluetooth - but there IS a built-in code editor, so as long as the user’s creative enough, the sky’s the limit, even after the world ends
Writer: Kyler Himes
Editor: Rikus Strauss
Music by: @UFD-Music
If you were born before the 2000’s, this is the kind of computer the zoomers think you grew up using
A fire-powered mini steampunk machine capable of running snake, pong, and tetris runs completely off power coming from a top mounted sterling engine
PickentCode on Reddit says their quote “PC for the apocalypse” suns of an ESP32 and a 128 by 64 OLED screen
Rather than a full-sized qwerty keyboard, the computer uses a little 16-key keypad complete with an analog voltmeter
The thing runs on just 150 milliwatts, or just .15 normal watts, and exists with pretty hefty limitations to keep from needing to draw more than that like disabling the wifi and bluetooth - but there IS a built-in code editor, so as long as the user’s creative enough, the sky’s the limit, even after the world ends
