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I don't see any apple M1 dev boards.
by Bancakes 6y ago
I don't see any apple M1 dev boards.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 6y agoAssuming this comment is from a "nerd", this illustrates exactly the point I am making. Trying to "convince or train lay people" to admire companies that allgegedly seek to control "basic access to computing". Apple computers are pre-built, they are not DIY PCs.
- g_p 6y agoM1 devices actually have quite an interesting boot security model, so you can install a custom kernel and OS and boot it, without compromising the security of the platform for normal users that have never heard of an operating system. While a dev board would be cool, a Mac mini with the hardware UART enabled over a USB C cable is getting pretty close! Trade offs like these arguably could help to keep general purpose computing alive, as they show it is possible to deliver a secure device to customers that can be used however you like, running whatever software you like, without iOS style "no choice available".
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoM1 laptops are general purpose computers already. You can also install an open OS. Dev boards aren't necessary when an entire functioning laptop only costs $999. An M1 dev board be would way, way more expensive than that and far less functional.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 6y agoNote how the other replies to this comment besides mine refer not to the dystopian future predicted by the GP, but to the present.