-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hey there, What about Raspberry Pi2 ? It's really cheap, nice CPU, ethernet and USB ! And I think oBSD would be alright on it :)
>I'm looking for a very (physically) small (embedded) platform that can >run OpenBSD properly, including at least: > USB 2.0, > ethernet, > MIDI (presumably via USB), > OK-to-good-quality analog audio out (can be USB), > some kind of decent storage (i.e. not USB!), > and enough CPU horsepower to run a soundfont-based softsynth like >timitidy or fluidsynth (so ~500MHz+). > >All preferably for no more than ~C$100 per board. > >Locally, I can get RasPis, BeagleBone Blacks, and MinnowBoards cheaply. >The RasPi isn't supported at all, the BeagleBone Black doesn't have USB > >yet, and the MinnowBoards don't have ethernet yet. > >Looking at the OpenBSD platform list, I see these options > Wandboard, SABRE Lite, Nitrogen6X, Pandaboard (armv7): all too >expensive, although the wandboard comes close on price (~C$110 to $125 >+ >S&H). > SH-4 (landisk): not fast enough > RB600A (socppc): not available anymore. > >That leaves i386 and amd64 platforms. >There are a few Intel J1800 boards available for <C$100 (not including >RAM), but I have no idea how well they run OpenBSD, and most of them >seem to have UEFI boot only. > >If you know of a small, cheap, fanless, x86-compatible board available >in Canada *that runs OpenBSD reasonably well*, please let me know. >Otherwise I'll probably have to give the Wandboard a shot despite the >slightly-too-high price. > >(In case it's not blazingly obvious, I want to try creating a >replacement for a hardware MIDI synthesizer, but that can choose >between >soundfonts.) > >Thanks, >-Adam - -- CHUNKZ.NET - dodgy DIYer and computer technician Bertrand Caplet, Flers (FR) Feel free to send encrypted/signed messages Key ID: FF395BD9 GPG FP: DE10 73FD 17EB 5544 A491 B385 1EDA 35DC FF39 5BD9 iQJKBAEBCgA0BQJU/OeALRxCZXJ0cmFuZCBDYXBsZXQgPGJlcnRyYW5kLmNhcGxl dEBjaHVua3oubmV0PgAKCRAe2jXc/zlb2VmDD/4g+04DdhNaB63lqESuFu4ojsH+ PLA46RVpk6Z/C5a8Yq9L5MY4FZlgzA/Tdq1efaHR7yRI8VodjixMk0GtnzM/06f5 4YhRBl/pIftXZCd2DgtxsoWu7Uto2pluzvghur1yG8LVU98ZZMDuccV3jPQq+bNH 3rL8fi7WU8EQSntdyiyjE0Mc69w0Ebp7XIoelb0nn3is1qaQ13Mc0lujaK/VcF5H jq5QOXBKuqq9a7lISO4o6eLdJD3l41j5nj2vHmr/RvF9BYmmmP06JmA4fVksHnjO 8pgPhOd+sQOaFXL4P3GQ9rpD68nMV5y6r3aaaHZAiEQ/eBnF00QQtSTaKIvm2G+e 1JvEK9eaGO5uEnMFDuINt5a0zJVSuRflovHHtom0ravBv6lenYxNSYV4JY33/3I8 rNM6PSOPWM6WmybZKviuHWgXJnBcFKj6xhIk0q/OFKluZPk2J1G0eKsgEXtt8tFg rO8uedtkY0bcqxG8w9IEA/1jUhDlzrkScXdjh3BLykIlodAPvq7Eerlq9hghGteY 1exLLSr/mhvIkkZOCJ8YvO5atzMlHOBUAMf57g8UX2vcQp6+98m0/4rpnLEFHpNa L1Onc97WkW6eMcfXqAls3wdRXg3cShc3ChajzFPcyk+rA705dHmSdpl4uGYxlNyE 8z45lufIV5MRc2OgUg== =XWi9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
