Hello, friends! Today I invite you to plunge back into the world of cardboard toys and figure out how to make a toy computer with your own hands. Children love to copy adults in their games, and such an attribute of everyday adult life as a computer can come in very handy. At the same time, unlike electronic gadgets, a computer made of cardboard does not cause any psychological addictions, but it perfectly contributes to the development of imagination. Complete benefit! 
A realistic cardboard computer can also be useful as a prop for photo shoots or some theatrical productions.
Deciding on the size and purpose of the craft
Why make a paper model of a computer? There can be many options - a simple toy for a child, an accessory for his doll, a postcard for an adult lover of high technology, or a comic gift. Only the size changes, and the basic step-by-step instructions on how to make a notebook out of paper are the same for all crafts.
It is not difficult to guess that the doll and the child himself need computers of different sizes. If you are making a card as a gift, choose an arbitrary perimeter of the blank. An interesting idea is to make a model of a laptop and give it as a gift in a box from a real PC. Just keep in mind that such a gift should only be given to a person with a good sense of humor. If you have doubts about the recipient's reaction, abandon the idea.
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How to make a laptop out of paper with your own hands?
You will need two sheets of paper or cardboard of equal size. We connect the base and lid using tape or thread. We have the preparation. Now is the time to start decorating it. The keyboard can be drawn or glued from individual paper “buttons”. We make the display in the same way. We draw it on the inside of the lid or glue it. A paper laptop can display a search engine page, desktop, or the gift recipient's favorite website. You can make the screen replaceable. To do this, glue narrow strips to frame it. The top piece of paper or cardboard needs to be secured only at the edges, leaving a hole through which new images can be inserted.
Paper computer
Signal transmission
Signals in the car are transmitted using the piston principle. When the block is shifted by one unit of length, a positive value is transmitted, otherwise zero.
NOT
AND
OR
XOR
RS trigger
Decoder
Delay line The delay line is controlled by the machine operator using the appropriate lever. When you need to continue the signal, the red light comes on, otherwise the green light comes on. The delay line can be used to continue the signal over long distances if the paper power is not enough.
Pulse generator
Demonstration machine with basic logic gates
I would really like to hear the opinions and advice of experts regarding this project and the chances of creating a full-fledged paper computer. I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
Thank you for your attention!
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Making a personal computer for a child with your own hands
Well, what child doesn’t dream of his own laptop, like his mom and dad? All children want to have access to a personal computer, but we parents don't like to let them near it because it's not very useful. Children have no use for real computers; they only damage their eyesight. But why not make the kids their own little laptops? Make them together and the children will be happy! This craft will be very interesting for them.
To make a laptop that will even fold and unfold, just like a real one, you will need:
- large piece of thick cardboard
- scissors
- black paint with a chalkboard effect (you can use this paint with crayons, but if you couldn’t find such paint, you can also use gouache)
- tassel
- crayons
- ruler
- pencil
First, measure out a piece of cardboard from which the laptop base will be made. Cut out this part. Then mark the center so you can bend the laptop. Cut a little with a stationery knife to make it easier to fold. You can do it another way: completely cut this piece of cardboard into two parts, and then join it with adhesive tape so that these parts also bend freely.
Now cut out three more small parts from cardboard: for the keyboard, screen and mouse. Even smaller parts will be needed for individual keys. Cover these parts with black red and let dry. Later we glue all this to the main part of the laptop.
Now we begin to decorate the laptop. For example, you can make a name plate with the child's name.
The computer is ready. Now your child will be able to carry it with him everywhere, and also write something new with crayons every day (provided that you used chalkboard-effect paint).
Based on materials from the site: https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/
Cardboard laptop for children
If your child is over two years old, most likely your laptop has suffered more than once at the hands of a “little explorer.” They fill the computer with liquid, drop it, jump on it and throw tantrums if they try to take the “toy” from the tomboy. We don’t need all this, let’s try to create an alternative version of the computer for kids. The child, at your request, will “create” it with you, and in the future will be able to “work” in it at the dacha, at grandma’s, on a visit or in kindergarten. This laptop can be adapted as a teaching tool.
Let's get started and save our computers.
What do we need
Piece of cardboard
Cardboard cutter or scissors
Black slate paint
Black cardboard or black colored paper pasted onto cardboard, maybe a black marker (for decoration)
Attention!
Black chalkboard paint is sold in many stores, including online stores. Chalkboard paint allows you to get a coating with the effect of a chalkboard (the average price of paint is 700 rubles per jar). A very useful thing, in the future you can make your own chalk board or wall for your child to draw on. This paint can be easily used in children's interiors.
The first thing we need to think about is what size your laptop will be. We will make a small one, 17 by 11 cm. (Based on these proportions, you can come up with your own dimensions for a laptop)
Draw a rectangle on the cardboard and draw a line in the center of this rectangle. Next, we cut out our rectangle from cardboard, and lightly cut the line in the center, but do not cut through it.
Our goal is to weaken the cardboard so that the child can open and close the laptop.
Tape the fold line with transparent tape on the outside of the future laptop.
Cut out three smaller rectangles (for the screen, keyboard and touchpad). We paint the computer “screen” with slate paint; you can also decorate the keyboard with the touchpad, but not necessarily – here we will make do with a simple black marker. Let the slate paint dry (30 minutes will be enough). After the “screen” has dried, glue all the parts in place.
How to make a computer out of paper
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Want to make something out of paper? Perhaps you are just bored, want to have fun with friends or suggest an interesting activity for your children, but in any case, making a laptop out of paper is a fun, simple and cheap idea. Anyone can do this on their own; all you need is some materials and free time.
Steps
Manufacturing of components
- Gather materials.
To make a paper laptop, you will need two sheets of paper or cardboard in the same color as its body. You will also need two sheets of white paper, a piece of cardboard, a ruler, scissors, glue, a pen, and markers or colored pencils.
- If you want to make a decorative notebook case, use patterned paper instead of plain paper.
Select your laptop type.
After collecting all the materials, decide what type of computer your computer will be.
On one of the sheets of paper, draw the logo of the corresponding brand. For example, draw an apple if you want to make an Apple computer, or write Toshiba
if you want to make a laptop of this brand.
Make a desktop.
Now that you have the base, you need to make a screen with a desktop. Take one of the sheets of white paper and place it on the sheet on which the logo is drawn. If they are the same size, measure and mark 2.5cm on each side of the white sheet and then trim them. Then draw or glue pictures that will represent the desktop.
Make a keyboard.
Take a second white sheet of paper and place it on top of the second colored or patterned sheet. Measure and mark about 1.3 cm from each edge, then trim them. Then draw a sheet of paper like the keyboard. Make sure the proportions of the keys match the paper size. If you can't draw the keys yourself, try carefully placing the paper on an actual keyboard and pressing the paper against the keys to imprint them. Then you can outline them with a pencil.
Make a stand.
Since a paper laptop doesn't have a structure to hold the screen upright, you'll need to make a stand. Take a piece of cardboard and fold it into three equal strips. Unfold and bring the edges of the cardboard together to form a triangle. Glue them together with tape: the triangle should retain its shape.
Assemble the keyboard.
Now you need to take a second sheet of colored or patterned paper and glue your drawn or printed keyboard onto it. Turn the keyboard over and apply glue to the back side, along the edges and in the middle. Place it in the center of the colored sheet, carefully apply it and smooth it out so that there is no bubble left. Draw a power button in one of the top corners.
Hello, friends! Today I invite you to plunge back into the world of cardboard toys and figure out how to make a toy computer with your own hands. Children love to copy adults in their games, and such an attribute of everyday adult life as a computer can come in very handy. At the same time, unlike electronic gadgets, a computer made of cardboard does not cause any psychological addictions, but it perfectly contributes to the development of imagination. Complete benefit!
A realistic cardboard computer can also be useful as a prop for photo shoots or some theatrical productions.
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Master class: how to make a toy computer from cardboard
Materials and tools:
Sheets of A4 size office paper (for printing templates); — packaging corrugated cardboard (3 mm thick); - standard (stationery) knife; - metal ruler; - scissors; - double sided tape; - masking tape; - pencil and/or compass; — glue “Moment Crystal”; - glue stick; - a piece of whatman paper.
And, as usual, you will need templates. You can download them here:
Now we will make a stationary version of the computer, the main element of which is the monitor. Its dimensions are as follows: 40×26.5 cm
— external dimensions of the screen,
33 cm
— height.
We start production in the traditional way - first we print out part templates on office paper.
Using a glue stick, glue the halves of the E-1
and
E-2
, combining them along the red line.
We cut out all the templates with small allowances.
STAND
To speed up the process, you can cut out parts 2 pieces at a time by folding the cardboard into 2 layers. But if it is too difficult, you can cut it in 1 layer, but in this case you will need to print more templates.
So, we fold 2 suitable pieces of corrugated cardboard with their right sides facing each other and fasten them at the edges with pieces of masking tape. Using pieces of double-sided tape, attach the parts template P-1
and
P-2
, positioning it in accordance with the recommended direction of the waves of the corrugated layer of cardboard (i.e., parallel to the lines visible on the wrong side of the cardboard).
Using a stationery knife, cut out the parts along the outer contour.
Advice!
Don't try to cut right through. First, use short pressing movements to walk the knife along the contour, then with long movements, rotating the cardboard, walk in a circle several times until it is completely cut through.
After this, we separate one round part and cut out slots in the second part.
Having folded the cardboard in 2 layers, cut out 2 parts P-2
(they are larger in diameter) with slots.
Then we transfer the template to a new piece of cardboard and cut out one piece P-3
(smaller diameter), also with slots.
We glue all the parts of the stand with Moment Crystal glue, as shown in the photo. It is advisable to combine the pattern of cuts of all the parts - this way the stand will look better.
The stand is ready.
RACK
Cutting out the parts: C-1
— 1 pc.,
S-2
— 4 pcs.,
S-3
— 8 pcs.
For part S-1
along the blue lines you only need to make cuts, without cutting through the very bottom layer (i.e. the front layer of cardboard). Then peel off 2 layers of cardboard in areas around the edges and in the center of the piece.
Glue the parts C-2
to part
C-1
, as shown in the photo.
Let me note right away: single-layer sections are made so that the stand is almost completely wrapped in an outer layer of cardboard. But you don’t have to do this, just cut out the additional 2 parts C-2
, instead of
S-1
. Choose the option that you like best.
Gluing all the parts of S-3
.
And glue the workpiece to parts C-1 + C-2
.
Apply glue to part C-3
, as well as on the central single-layer section of part
C-1
. We glue the workpiece.
Glue the remaining single-layer sections.
The stand for the toy monitor is ready.
SCREEN
Part E-1
cut along the outer contour of the composite template. It is necessary to cut out 4 such parts. To do this, you can cut out the template exactly along the outer contour and then trace it on cardboard with a pencil.
Or you can use the point of a compass to mark the corners of the part. Then you can cut the sides of the parts using a ruler between these points. Rounded areas of parts can be indicated by several points placed along an arc.
Part E-2
- this is a frame. It must be cut out in one copy.
Remember to position the templates according to the recommended wave direction of the corrugated cardboard layer. It is not necessary to follow these recommendations exactly, the main thing is that all the parts are oriented the same way. In this case, the sections of the assembled screen and other multilayer parts of the product will look neat.
Using the appropriate template, cut out 1 part E-3
(without slots) and 4 parts
E-4
(with slots).
Glue the screen parts together as follows:
ASSEMBLY
All parts of the toy monitor are ready.
The monitor can be easily assembled and, if necessary, disassembled again and stored in a compact form.
If desired, cut out the LG logo from a piece of whatman paper (the template is in the downloaded file) and glue it to the bottom of the screen.
The cardboard monitor is ready! It turned out to be an excellent prop for games in kindergarten (although it can also be useful at home).
Did you like the idea? Enjoy it to your health! :)
Since this is a desktop version of a toy computer, a keyboard may be needed to complete the picture.
We did not make such a keyboard, but templates for it are also provided above.
The manufacturing technology is as follows. We print out a keyboard template (with “wood” buttons or with white buttons) and cut out 2 groups of buttons separately.
We glue double-sided tape to the wrong sides and glue the blanks onto pieces of micro-corrugated cardboard 1.5 mm thick (on the front side).
Ordinary corrugated cardboard 3 mm thick is not suitable here, because the buttons are small and the layers of cardboard can simply fall apart.
Alternatively, you can also use beer/binding cardboard.
Cut out the parts for the keyboard base from cardboard OK
(2 - 3 pcs.), and from paper - a template for installing buttons.
We glue the parts of the keyboard together and attach a template on top for installing the buttons.
Cut out the buttons using a ruler and glue them to the base of the keyboard.
The photo here shows a laptop keyboard made of cardboard - the principle is the same.
As you can see, the keyboard is somewhat simplified even for a laptop. But we don’t need unnecessary complications. And for children's role-playing games (for example, as businessmen or bosses) it is quite suitable.
By the way, you can also make this toy laptop with your own hands.
The “trick” is that, thanks to special fasteners, the lid of this laptop opens and closes, just like a real laptop.
And in general it looks very realistic. There are even “sockets” for flash drives and cables, and a touchpad. And to the screen (its size is 29.9 × 11.2 cm
) you can attach some computer image - it will be absolutely beautiful!
You will learn how to make such a laptop from cardboard on the pages of the tenth issue of the Masterklassnitsa electronic magazine. A detailed master class is published there, and templates are presented with which to make a toy computer will not be difficult.
In addition to a laptop made of cardboard, the issue also features other equally interesting and popular toys, as well as jewelry and various accessories that you can make with your own hands, including with your children.
In general, this issue is almost entirely dedicated to children, and most of the master classes are intended specifically for children's creativity. And there are 21 of them in total. Find out what these master classes are about right now in the demo version of the magazine.
If you liked the ideas presented in the magazine and wanted to implement some of them immediately, order the tenth issue (the download link will be sent to your email immediately after payment):
Enjoy your creativity and have a great mood!
Yours Inna Pyshkina and the Kartonkino team.
Hello, friends! Today I invite you to plunge back into the world of cardboard toys and figure out how to make a toy computer with your own hands. Children love to copy adults in their games, and such an attribute of everyday adult life as a computer can come in very handy. At the same time, unlike electronic gadgets, a computer made of cardboard does not cause any psychological addictions, but it perfectly contributes to the development of imagination. Complete benefit!
A realistic cardboard computer can also be useful as a prop for photo shoots or some theatrical productions.
Building a primitive computer from scratch
The computer is simple. Or not?
Anyone interested in the field of information technology has at least once thought about how a computer actually works. Indeed, so many amazing things can be done with a computer that it is impossible to believe that all that happens inside it is adding numbers. Why not make your own then?
This idea is clearly evident in Charles Petzold's book "The Code"
- a good read for those who want to understand the structure of a computer on their fingers without spending much time.
This book made a strong impression on me, so much so that I decided that the computer was a completely simple unit and there was nothing complicated about it. But that's not true. After reading, I still got the feeling that something was hidden from me, that some aspects of architecture were not touched upon at all. For more information, I turned to the next book, Computer Architecture by Andrew Tanenbaum
. The information in this book was much more extensive, but I didn’t get exactly what I wanted.
At this point, my path in the world of computer architecture stopped, my studies began, I was distracted by other projects that were more interesting to me at that time. But, unfortunately, I am one of those people who cannot use anything without remorse without knowing at least approximately the mechanism of operation of this tool. This forced me to look for material about literally everything.
A series of disappointments came after reading several chapters of books about game engines, compilers, operating systems, etc. I was simply confused: the world that seemed logical and moderately simple to me suddenly became huge and confusing, requiring impressive amounts of knowledge.
The beginning of a great journey
What saved me was the response of one user on some forum to a post by a person who suffered from a similar “disorder”; the IT world seemed so huge to him that it was definitely impossible to comprehend it. I remember those words, and they help me out every time I encounter something new. “Do not let yourself get overwhelmed”
is what every newcomer to IT should say.
And then I began to surf the Internet with renewed vigor in search of literature. I was very lucky that I came across the wonderful book “The Elements of Computing Systems. "Building a Modern Computer from First Principles" by Noam Nisan and Shimon Schocken
(no Russian edition). In it, specifically for people like me, they show the creation of a really working computer from scratch, that is, from logic gates.
I got excited about the idea and got to work. I started with what I had already done after reading Petzold - adders, registers, multiplexers. These are some of the simplest devices, the operation of which is not at all difficult to understand (if you don’t think about efficiency), and you can make them in 10 minutes in a convenient application on your smartphone.
I began each subsequent chapter with a thirst for knowledge.
I designed an ALU based on the instructions in the book. I can’t say that I came up with anything in it; rather, they gave me ready-made parts, and I assembled them into a beautiful car. But what a pleasure I got when I realized that I had assembled a fully working ALU with my own hands. ALU board diagram made in BOOLR program
First fruits
This was followed by a fully working 16-bit processor, which I completed today.
My happiness has no limits, but I'm not going to stop. To my regret, although in the book the entire processor was assembled completely from scratch, the assembler for it was an abstraction in the next chapter (which is logical, the book is designed for a more or less brief, albeit detailed presentation). After feeling a little sad, I realized that Assembly is also a programming language, and creating a full-fledged Assembler from scratch will take a lot of time. Scheme of the finished processor. The big black spot is the same ALU
About assembler in the book
In fact, this topic was not completely omitted from the book.
It says that assembler can be written using any high-level programming language. Being weak-minded and brave, I’m not very happy with this option; I want to do everything with my own hands using the processor that I have. And yes, I understand that I will lose a lot of time, but I will enjoy it, I'm sure. Writing your own assembler is an ambitious goal, but this is not the only difficulty.
The path I have chosen promises to be difficult. Registers and memory in general in the BOOLR program can only be implemented using logic gates. Why is this a problem? It's simple: an insignificant 1024 bytes of RAM recursively try to place their constituent 16-bit registers in the RAM of my computer dozens of times. Here's what comes of it: Generally speaking, sometimes a project simply does not open due to lack of RAM. It looks like a dead end, but I don't intend to stop there.
