In 1979 - nearly 50 years ago - Lego jazzed up its very first spaceships with an iconic sloped computer brick that was just painted plastic. In 2022, we introduced you to the engineer who fit a tiny computer inside.

Now, industrial designer Paul Staal has flipped the script: he's created a desktop PC that's a super-sized homage to the classic computer brick (via Reddit and Hackster.io).

It's ten times bigger than the original:

The "M2x2" is largely a 3D-printed case for a Mac Mini - one you can freely print at home yourself - but it's not just a shell. He's outfitted it with a 7-inch IPS touchscreen display, a full array of additional p …

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