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by mntmn 8y ago
We’re using a derivative of this, the TinyRex SOM, in MNT Reform (libre laptop).
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by mntmn 8y ago
i.MX6 has had PCIe, SATA for a pretty long time now, as had Layerscape. And there are others like Socionext (datasheet under NDA though). Etnaviv is a very successful open source driver for Vivante GPUs found in a bunch of SoCs.
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by mntmn 8y ago
I love this typeface and I’m using it for a lot of stuff @ MNT, including the Reform brand. And it’s also pleasant as a GUI font on Linux desktops.
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by mntmn 8y ago
There is darling, which could probably need some more development resources: https://www.darlinghq.org/
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by mntmn 8y ago
The sad thing about this chip is that you won’t even get a datasheet for it, nor a reference manual. At least SocioNext didn’t want to share it with me. That’s why I prefer NXP or anything else that has NDA-free datasheets.
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by mntmn 8y ago
Thanks for the explanations. Do you know if people have attempted interfacing with Chiplink using homebrew FPGA solutions?
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by mntmn 8y ago
Awesome! Would this run on OpenGL ES2.0 or OpenGL 2.x? Asking for computers with mobile chipsets like Raspberry Pi, i.MX6 etc. I’m looking for an alternative to Blender.
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by mntmn 8y ago
Very nice. With ShapeShifter, this will also run on classic Amigas.
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by mntmn 8y ago
Interim author here. Surprised to see this reappear. I'm a bit embarrassed by the code quality nowadays, but I still like the concept and as critics here have correctly pointed out, there ought to be a lot less C in it. Back then I was
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by mntmn 8y ago
Incredible progress, very cool! I used BeOS back in ‘99 and loved it. Applications were straightforward to build with C++ and the BMessage system. It had a great little community, even in Germany (“BeGeistert”!). Does Haiku run on ARM nowad
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by mntmn 8y ago
Same on the C64, on the Amiga (where sometimes stuff had sources but no license), and on MS-DOS. Coverdisks often had PD on them and there were PD collections like Fish and later PD CD-ROMs.
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by mntmn 8y ago
I have this again today with 3D printing. It’s such a flawed process, and my real trash bin fills up quickly with failed prints.
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by mntmn 8y ago
No it is not, or I’m too ignorant to find it. Where are the PCB design files?
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by mntmn 8y ago
It feels good. The squishy look is irregularities of the resin printing process for the keycaps. We are working on solving this so that all keycaps are exactly equal.
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by mntmn 8y ago
Hi, thanks! Not to trigger the Osborne effect, but yes, this is a plan. And/or RISC-V. But we need to get the ball rolling. I will give a discount or upgrade option for people who get the i.MX6 version now.
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by mntmn 8y ago
Well, I can only promise you that I will deliver. We shipped around 400 VA2000s&CXs out of my house. Smaller scope, but I’m used to ship. Edit: I already purchased some critical parts (all SoC modules, 100x hinges, 2000 keyswitches, fan
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by mntmn 8y ago
I'm also working on an ARM notebook in the spirit of Novena called Reform: http://mntmn.com/reform/ This version is 32-bit, but it has 4 cores @ 1.2GHz and 4GB of RAM. Also, it is actually open source, meaning tha
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Reform (open source DIY ARM laptop) beta kit available for limited pre-order(mntmn.com)
2 points by mntmn 8y ago|0 comments
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by mntmn 9y ago
Just remember that all the message/transaction metadata is purged when the IOTA team makes a “snapshot”. One of my first evaluations of IOTA was to store IPFS URLs in transactions. Then came a snapshot and all the data was gone. This p
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by mntmn 9y ago
I've looked a bit into IOTA over the past weeks because I was trying to understand how it actually works. I still do not fully understand how the Tangle structure actually functions as a process and/or how it solves scalability is
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by mntmn 9y ago
Happy to see the love for trackballs here. I was using a trackball as a relief from hand joint pain and found it kind of nice and more exciting than a mediocre trackpad. (But: the idea is to have the input/pointing device of your choic
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by mntmn 9y ago
The first prototype doesn't have speakers, but I want to include some in the second prototype. This is something that I missed putting in the article. For sound/headphone jack, I am currently using a tiny Renkforce USB audio adapt
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by mntmn 9y ago
Yes, I referenced the Novena multiple times in the article. I also read bunnie's book, The Hardware Hacker. While Novena is a brilliant pioneering effort, you have to spend 550$ only on the board, though. Our board is less ambitious an
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by mntmn 9y ago
You probably mean USB 3.1 for which PCIe 2.0 x1 Bandwidth seems not sufficient, but USB-C can also serve USB 2.0 and charging independently of that, or am I wrong?
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by mntmn 9y ago
You are right, although I found only one place where this was stated. It is corrected now. Thanks!
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MNT Reform: DIY portable computer(mntmn.com)
199 points by mntmn 9y ago|57 comments
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by mntmn 9y ago
What if it is just Lorem Ipsum by someone who could draw but not actually write?
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Gallery of Demotools(peisik.untergrund.net)
1 points by mntmn 9y ago|0 comments
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by mntmn 10y ago
These kind of products are nice-to-have and easily substituted by free alternatives, except for very narrow specific niches that need some of the more advanced functionality (in our case, music teachers). For the general user, these tools a
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by mntmn 10y ago
We made 5 or 6 major versions of a similar tool from 2011-now ( https://spacedeck.com ), in the end it failed to monetize in a significant way. We will probably open-source it soon to provide a continuity path for the (relatively

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