Re: [fedora-arm] EOMA68-A20 CPU Card and Improv Engineering Board available for sale
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 09:18:16AM +0000, luke.leighton wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 09:23:30PM +0000, luke.leighton wrote:
>> >> hoooray, hooray, finally we're on to a non-CE/non-FCC beta run. $75
>> >> plus tax & shipping via our 3rd party partners. specs at the link
>> >> below. anyone on debian-arm or fedora-arm who would like to order one
>> >> and would like a preorder code so as to be able to jump the first-come
>> >> first-served queue (i have a few available) please contact me directly
>> >> for instructions ok?
>> >>
>> >> http://eoma68-a20.qimod.com/improv.html
>> >
>> > I have to admit this website and the ones linked from it leave me
>> > more confused than when I started.
>>
>> awesome! there's a lot of history behind this project - it's been in
>> development for over 2 years.
>>
>> > Is this a PCMCIA card?
>>
>> no.
>>
>> > That sounds like an interesting form factor,
>> > but in that case how does the serial console work?
>>
>> http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68
>
> So it's a PCMCIA form factor that fits into some sort of backplane?
reuse of legacy PCMCIA housings sockets connectors and assemblies to
create a mass-volume modular upgradeable environmentally-conscious
computing "appliance" eco-system that happens to also invite free
software developers to participate in it from day 1.
> I think this project could do with some sort of "what on earth is
> this?" introduction for people who know absolutely nothing about what
> you're trying to do.
create a mass-volume modular etc. etc. where software libre
developers are invited to participate at every step of the way. front
page of http://rhombus-tech.net.
l.
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