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It seems to have no practical purpose. I assume someone funded it to keep RISC-V in the spotlight.
by phendrenad2 2y ago
It seems to have no practical purpose. I assume someone funded it to keep RISC-V in the spotlight.
- MobiusHorizons 2y agoI believe it was actually designed by the chip manufacturer, not originally by framework. The website says “In partnership with DeepComputing” but I remember an interview where they described it coming mostly from the other company.
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agothe "partnership" from what I understood is that DeepComputing asked a bunch of questions that framework answered (and provided advice) since although the specs for how to make a compatible board were published, this was the first time someone was sinking the time in to do it.
- LeFantome 2y agoHow does it have no practical purpose? It is a RISC-V developer platform. It allows you to develop and test on RISC-V.
- phendrenad2 2y agoWe already have plenty of those, including some that use the exact same SoC.
- snvzz 2y agoBut not in Framework laptop form factor. Until now, that is.
- phendrenad2 2y agoTrue, and some will say that this enables people who are testing RISC-V code to more easily move the device around on their desk, or take it on vacation with them. But that's such a narrow use case, I suspect there's more to the story.
- snvzz 2y agoGot to start somewhere. With this done, the next generation will be easier (and much faster).