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One of the things I appreciate about x86 isn’t the instruction set itself, but the relatively open PC platform that developed around it. I like being able to p
by linguae 2y ago
One of the things I appreciate about x86 isn’t the instruction set itself, but the relatively open PC platform that developed around it. I like being able to purchase processors, motherboards, RAM, and other components off the shelf, and I also like the relative openness of PCs. ARM’s ecosystem is rather fragmented, and there are many proprietary, un(der)documented systems. While I don’t mind letting go of the x86-64 instruction set, I would be saddened if our future choices for personal computers are less open. I wouldn’t mind using a powerful ARM or RISC-V workstation that is open.
- ad-astra 2y agoAgreed
- orionblastar 2y agoI too like to build my PC and swap out the CPU for something faster in the X86-X64 area. If Intel goes ARM, I might go Raspberry Pi.
- rbanffy 2y agoThere are some ARM and RISC-V boards that boot with an UEFI environment. This is one: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/worlds-first-open-source-armv9-motherboard-surfaces-radxa-orion-o6s-pricing-starts-at-usd200-for-the-8gb-ram-model https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/worl...