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I know there is a fine line between imitation, flattery, and blatant cloning, but I for one applaud that the board and port layout match those of the RasPi. Th
by niftich 10y ago
I know there is a fine line between imitation, flattery, and blatant cloning, but I for one applaud that the board and port layout match those of the RasPi.
This means cases and HATs and certain other peripherials are interchangeable (at least) at a mechanical level, which is a very good thing, instead of promulgating another custom form factor.
- pavlov 10y agoIt's great that vendors are standardizing on the layout. The same thing happened with the IBM PC/AT motherboard, and that spawned the entire PC clone industry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_(form_factor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_(form_factor)