Updated - Severance iPhone Standby Dock

The Severance iPhone Standby Dock
 

Like you, I love so much about this show - the acting, the story, the darkness and, naturally, the Innies' computers. Meet the Data General Dasher D2 Terminal Computer straight from the Macrodata Research Department remade into an iPhone Standby dock. That's all it does. Well, besides helping me tame my own Four Tempers.

Fits the iPhone 12-16, 12-16 Pro, 15&16 Pro Max which should cover the plus. Fast fit test plates included. 

Features
 

Faithful recreation - Over the last couple weeks, I spent hours pouring over reference photos, making measurements, learning how to model, and painstakingly recreated the Dasher D2 as an iPhone dock. From the gentle curves and draft lines, to the top and bottom air vents, every detail of the original General Data Dasher D2 is recreated. Fans of retro computer design, cassette futurism and, naturally, Severance will appreciate the details. I call it the Dylan G. 

Style - It's no wonder the designers of the show chose the Dasher D2. It's a classic that made any 70s data center a little brighter and the design still holds up today. In adding the necessary modifications to transform the terminal into an iPhone dock, I added the Lumon “drop” to the the navy blue faceplate. I also added an optional backplate for the power plug with the Lumon “world” lettermark. 

Functions
 

1. MagSafe Standby Dock – When placing your iPhone (11-16 non-Pro, 11-16 Pro, 15-16 Pro Max and possibly the Plus) in the dock, it will enter Standby Mode, displaying widgets and whatnot. The MagSafe charger fits just right. To eject, simply press the right side of your phone and it will pivot out of the dock. No buttons or levers keeps the design as true to the original as possible. 
2. Nightlight Mode - Turn on your phone's flashlight and place it in the dock. The light will shine through the Lumon logo and the whole terminal will emit a soft glow. The Lumon logo in the power plug backplate shines bright.  
    

“The light of discovery shines truer upon a virgin meadow than a beaten path.” 

– Kier Egan, founder of Lumon. 

Printing and Assembly

The profile is arranged to give you the highest quality model. There are more plates and everything is tuned as best as I know how. I chose wall thickness vs. infill for strength. Lightning infill at 10% and 3-4 walls is sufficiently strong. I don't recommend reducing the wall thickness unless you up your line width settings to 0.6 mm across the board – or do both. The base is oriented at 45 degrees with minimal supports. I have not needed them but, if you want to be safe and know your printer, consider painting supports on the bottom, outer edges. You know your printer. Your call.

Assembly is straight forward. Place the monitor in the stand. Thread your MagSafe cable through the faceplate slot and push the puck into the large hole. Thread your cable through the monitor and fit the faceplate into the monitor well. Place the stand into the base. Plug it in and… well… stand by. 

Optional
 

• There's a power outlet backplate with the Lumon logo. Add a couple drops of super glue to keep it in place. 
• The base of the stand has a 1 mm recess. You can add a pad of rubber or rubber feed to the corners. This model has a good amount of heft and doesn't move around a lot and rubber feet will certainly keep it in place. 
   

Other Notes

• There are three faceplates. One for the older MagSafe charger (55.9 mm) and one for the newer model with the braided cable (55.5 mm). Please measure your MagSafe charger to be sure. The third faceplate is for the iPhone 16 and the new MagSafe. The Lumon drop lines up with its centered flashlight. If you don't want or need Nightlight mode, print the faceplate appropriate to your charger.
• I've included a “Fit Test” template to see if your phone will fit. I modeled everything based on my own iPhone 14 Pro. According to the design specs from Apple, iPhones 11-16 (non-Pro, non-Plus) and iPhones 11-14 Pro should fit. Obviously, this is without a case – as intended.

I've learned a ton and hope to learn more. If you have any tips on how to improve modeling, slicing and printing this project, please let me know. 

Since receiving my printer as a holiday present from my wife, I have been printing everything from drawer organizers, small adapters, brackets and the odd bracket. This is my first multi-component model built from scratch. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.