# penk/penkesu

Penkesu Computer - A Homebrew Retro-style Handheld PC

Repository: https://github.com/penk/penkesu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/penkesu
Homepage: https://penkesu.computer
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-06-29T05:43:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1662, "days_push": 1161, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2165, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:21.281542+00:00)

## What it is
Penkesu Computer is an open-source hardware project providing complete designs, 3D-printable case files, and a bill of materials for building a retro-style handheld PC based on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, a 7.9-inch widescreen display, and a 48-key ortholinear mechanical keyboard. It is a DIY build guide rather than software, with STL/STEP files, PCB gerbers, and QMK firmware included.

## Use cases
- build your own retro-style handheld computer
- 3D print a case for a Raspberry Pi Zero handheld
- build a portable mechanical keyboard computer
- find parts list for a DIY Raspberry Pi handheld PC
- make a homebrew handheld device with QMK keyboard firmware

## When to choose
- you want to build a DIY handheld PC from published open-source hardware designs
- you enjoy 3D printing and electronics tinkering with off-the-shelf parts
- you want a retro-styled portable Raspberry Pi computer with a mechanical keyboard

## When to avoid
- you want a ready-made product you can buy - no kits or units are sold
- you need a software library or application rather than hardware build plans
- you lack access to a 3D printer or soldering skills

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: embedded, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: hardware, embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, iot
- tags: open-source-hardware, raspberry-pi, 3d-printing, diy-handheld, retro-computing, mechanical-keyboard, qmk-firmware, linux

## Member repositories
- penk/penkesu (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.281542+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:50:00.108379+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/penk/penkesu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.281542+00:00, sha 2f2612c7d04c)
  - homepage: https://penkesu.computer (fetched 2026-08-29T10:30:12.347308+00:00, sha 143471c246ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.