I've thought about this problem also, and I would love to see in-depth analysis. It would be important to pick hardware that has been widely deployed and can be

I've thought about this problem also, and I would love to see in-depth analysis. It would be important to pick hardware that has been widely deployed and can be easily sourced in the future. Documentation must be written in a timeless manner rather than a concise manner. Dependencies should be kept minimal, even OS level system call dependencies.