pico-mac-nano is a glorious tiny replica of the original Macintosh

Here’s a fun one for Mac nostalgia fans: a new project by hobbyist Nick Gillard has taken the idea of mini retro builds to a whole micro level.

Called the pico-mac-nano, this is a working replica of the original Macintosh that stands just 62 millimeters tall (that’s 2.4 inches for you, Casey Liss). And what’s more, you can actually run MacPaint and MacWrite on it.

How awesome is that?

The project (via BoingBoing) builds on an earlier open-source emulator by Matt Evans, who…