[Discuss] Framework risc-v (was: Think I need a new computer)

2024-06-18 Thread Kent Borg
Speaking of Framework computers, today I see that they are going to do a risc-v mainboard* for the 13" machines. This is explicitly for those wanting access to this architecture for development, and they say it is not competitive with their Intel and AMD as a general purpose computer; it looks

Re: [Discuss] Framework risc-v

2024-06-18 Thread Kent Borg
On 6/18/24 09:42, Kent Borg wrote: Their might be more of things like these. "There", grrr. -kb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@driftwood.blu.org https://driftwood.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] mainboard vs. motherboard

2024-06-18 Thread Rich Pieri
On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:42:42 -0700 Kent Borg wrote: > * I note they call it a "mainboard", not a "motherboard" as I did > recently. Motherboard and mainboard are mostly interchangeable terms. If one is being ultra-pedantic, a motherboard has capacity for expansion boards (daughter boards/cards)

Re: [Discuss] mainboard vs. motherboard

2024-06-18 Thread Kent Borg
On 6/18/24 10:01, Rich Pieri wrote: Frameworks' mainboards are motherboards: they have RAM module sockets. Yes, and they also have SSD sockets. And that must be where the wifi board plugs in. This risc-v board, however, will have soldered RAM and the only mass storage will be a soldered emm

[Discuss] Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting, reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Rocky Linux Redux 2024

2024-06-18 Thread Jerry Feldman via Announce
When: June 19, 2024 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)   Corrected Date 😳 Topic: Rocky Linux Redux 2024 Speakers:  Brian Clemens, Gregory Kurtzer Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org We will not be live streaming as the YouTube the live streams have been failing partway through our meetings.

Re: [Discuss] Framework risc-v (was: Think I need a new computer)

2024-06-18 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
It is being designed for them by a partner. On Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 12:43 PM Kent Borg wrote: > Speaking of Framework computers, today I see that they are going to do a > risc-v mainboard* for the 13" machines. > > This is explicitly for those wanting access to this architecture for > development,

Re: [Discuss] Framework risc-v

2024-06-18 Thread Daniel M Gessel
I picked up a VisionFive2 board when I ordered an e-Paper display from Waveshare, but I haven't done more than boot it up. RISC-V seemslike a nice thing to explore; I have no particular purpose other than testing my code on another architecture. Dan ___