Adafruit Fruit Jam: RP2350 Mini Computer for Classic Macintosh Emulation
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Summary
The Adafruit Fruit Jam is a credit card-sized mini computer powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller that runs classic Macintosh operating systems (System 2.0 to 7.5.5) through the uMac emulator. It features DVI output for 720p video, USB-C bootloading, microSD storage, onboard audio DAC for stereo headphones and mono speaker, ESP32-C6 wireless module, 16-pin GPIO header, and NeoPixel LEDs.
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It supports System 2.0 up to System 7.5.5, 720p video via DVI, audio, and USB keyboard and mouse
Built around the Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU, the Fruit Jam board also features an ESP32-C6 wireless module
There's also a 16-pin GPIO header, NeoPixels LEDs, tactile buttons
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