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 # Apple IIe Mini powered by C.H.I.P
-Here you will find everything you need to create you're very own C.H.I.P. powered Apple IIe Mini computer.
+Here you will find everything you need to create your very own C.H.I.P. powered Apple IIe Mini computer.
+
+# How it works
+This Apple IIe mini is completely self contained and has a battery life of about 10 hours give or take.  I haven't actually tested it, so I'm guessing based on the stated life of the battery and the amount of currrent draw observed during testing.
+
+The C.H.I.P. can use 3.3V to 5V power, however the LCD TFT screen requires 6V to 12V.  I solved this by using a 12V drone/RC battery and passed it through a cheap 5V buck converter to power the C.H.I.P.  I created a very simple PCB to accomplish this.  You do not need the PCB to complete this build, I created one just to keep things a bit tidy.
+
+You can of course use a super cheap linear regular like an LM317 to do the same job, but the $5 buck converter is much more efficient and will extend the battery life.
+
+A stock C.H.I.P is all you need, I could not get the emulator to run in headless mode, so you will need the standard firmware and then configure the emulator to auto run in the KDE desktop.
 
 # Tools Required
+-Soldering Iron
+-Edge cutters (To cut off excess pins after soldering)
+-Good 60/40 Solder
+-22 Guage or similar stranded hook up wire
 
+# Electrical Components Required
+If you are building it the exact same way I did, including the PCB this is what you will need
+-4x JS 2.0 PH Connectors Male & Female (For 12V In, 12V Out, Speaker Out, and Power Switch)
+-2x 40 Pin DIP headers
+-1x 4 pin 12v to 5v buck converter (Search EBay)
+-1x Small speaker (Digikey SP-1504 is what I used)
+-1x Lumineer 1300mAh 12V battery
+-1x Set of XT60 Drone battery connectors
+-1x 3S LiPo battery charger (Optional, but I'm sure you will want to charge the battery at some point)
+-1x 3.5" TFT LCD TV from Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/products/913)
+-1x Pushbutton toggle switch for power (https://www.adafruit.com/product/1683)
+
+# 3D Prints
+I used the excellent 3D models from Thingiverse of a user named option8 and printed them on my Zortrax M200 pinter at 0.19mm/Medium infill.  The original models are meant for a Raspberry Pi powered via USB, so I modified the base a bit for this self contained model.
+-Apple II Enclosure (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:340677)
+-Apple II Monitor (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:377253)
+-Apple II Enclosed Base (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2103158)
+I drilled a hole through the top of the enclosure into the monitor to run the wires for the monitor power, power switch, and video signals into the monitor.
+Standard super glue seemed to work fine for gluing everything together.
+
+# Video Signal
+Unfortunately the composite video signal from the C.H.I.P. is not exposed on the pin headers, so I was forced to hack it in.  If you are able to find a small enough right angle 3.5mm to RCA video cable that works go for it.  I was not.
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+To hack in the video signal, simply attach a wire from the video signal on the C.H.I.P. PCB.  I have highlighted the correct pin here: [Video Pin](./BuildImages/VideoPin.png)
+
+Connect the video GND to any available ground, I soldered it directly to the top of the 3.5mm connector on the C.H.I.P.
+
+# Emulator
+I am using stock LinApple-Pi which you can get here https://github.com/dabonetn/linapple-pie
+I have modified it a bit to make the menus more readable on the 320x240 screen, source code will be available soon.