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No, thank you. If I'm going to buy a hobby computer it absolutely shouldn't have a proprietary SoC without a public datasheet. This rules out anything by Broadc
by ckocagil 7y ago
No, thank you. If I'm going to buy a hobby computer it absolutely shouldn't have a proprietary SoC without a public datasheet. This rules out anything by Broadcom.
- vzcx 7y agoDo you have a recommendation? Rockchip seems ok, with docs open source tools but I wish they were better, and it's still a proprietary SOC, of course.
- squarefoot 7y agoThere are many. The Raspberries are great value for the money as video players, also because of the really good CEC implementation, but for everything else, and I really mean everything else, there are much better powerful or cheap, sometimes both, alternatives. Take a look at this list which is being updated roughly twice a year, and don't miss the downloadable spreadsheet comparison tables. http://linuxgizmos.com/ringing-in-the-new-year-with-136-open-spec-linux-sbcs-under-200/ http://linuxgizmos.com/ringing-in-the-new-year-with-136-open... Those however are the new entries; on manufacturers homepages there are "old" models that are still of interest today. Here are two examples. https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-c2/ https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-c2/ https://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=234 https://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&...
- mixmastamyk 7y agoFrom above https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22438082 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22438082
- GloriousKoji 7y agoBut isn't that roughly about EVERY computer? Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Ti, Apple, Marvell... etc.
- ckocagil 7y agoNo. Even if proprietary, you can find very detailed datasheets and guides to program most of those. Try finding a Broadcom SoC datasheet and you'll quickly understand what I mean. They're protected like nuclear launch codes.