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So let's say I want to drop x86 by principle, because every company involved in that closed architecture is basically a big mafia.
Of course there's ARM, but it's not any better. NDAs forcing vendors to not release drivers. So ARM machines (I can only think of the pinebook) are not an option.
There was a new lemote announced, but I never heard of it again.
What architecture could I use? Doesn't have to be enough as a daily driver (although I'm mostly using my Raspberry Pi 3 for everyday stuff, so my performance requests are rather low). I just need a new toy to play around with and I don't have much place for something like an old SparcStation.
PowerPC is funny, but old PowerPC thinkpads are sold >800$ here.
A small SBC would be the best, a laptop would be fine, too. It should be able to boot Linux and show me a console.
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>>61308533
Name one obtainable device pls
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>>61308553
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HOME 3D PRINTABLE LISP PROCESSORS FUCKING WHEN
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>>61308426
Have you tried making an abacus?
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I just bought this badboy. r8
I'm going to be the star of all screenfetch threads
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>>61308426
Uh are there any mips devices you can find? Honestly if you rule out x86 and ARM you might be better off writing your own instruction set and make your own CPU haha
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>>61308426
>>61308553
kys weeb
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>>61308635
I used to use a Mac Mini.
PowerPC is comfy, but dying ;_;
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>>61308647
>make your own CPU
This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20E7U75YPZo
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>>61308426
whats wrong with ARM?
are these cores backd00r3d like intel/AMD?
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Look into the forthcoming EOMA68.
It's ARM, but going to be certified by the FSF.
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>>61308711
>he doesn't know
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>>61308426
http://www.mcst.ru/vk-elbrus-401bpc
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>>61308426
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>>61308722
MY GOOD THANKS
I DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROJECK
DUDE I LOVE YOU YOU BRING BACK HOPE TO ME
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>>61308881
Enjoy your botnet
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>>61309008
>FSF
>botnet
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Get a old x86 processor
Like a core2duo
No botnet included
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>>61308426
WAIT™ FOR RISC-V
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>>61309116
This.
Or get the first Core2Quad.
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>>61308426
https://www.raptorengineering.com/TALOS/prerelease.php
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>>61308881
I'm super excited for it too man.
Have already preordered.
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ARM ecosystem is rather snafu, Power is old, hard to get, also probably not that great (Powermac G5 has huge power draw). Loongsoon is china-botnet and impossible to find.
It's probably either some ARM board that miraculously has good support, or old Power.
If you don'T mind burning 300 dollars, check https://www.solid-run.com/marvell-armada-family/armada-8040-community-board/
It should have good compatibility thanks to supporting ARM server base architecture.
You will have to get USB soundcard and a sub-25W GPU in a riser (or a powered rPCI x4 riser) to make a desktop out of it.
It's not a good deal by any measure, but if you want to have non-x86 computer for emotional reasons, it is a possible path.
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>>61309489
>Loongsoon is china-botnet and impossible to find.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.47.ebb2eb2vFnG8c&id=544391230081&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.41.ebb2eb2vFnG8c&id=547587872593&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.73.ebb2eb2vFnG8c&id=14421069603&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail
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>>61309625
Disclaimer: I learned Chinese to find a Chinese girlfriend but never succeeded
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>>61309645
>Chinese
>Not Japanese
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>>61309665
they are too hard to get so I thought I might want to try the easier ones, but both didn't work out.
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>>61309625
Hmm, doesn't look too interesting.
I would like having this though https://guru.multimedia.cx/loongson-mips-box/
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More photos: https://guru.multimedia.cx/loongson-3a-heat-and-noise/
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>>61309733
>>61309703
I will unironically be in Shanghai for business from September to March, I will do my best to get my hands on one of those.
Are you in some /g/-related IRC? If you're that interested, I'll remember to tell you if I find one
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>>61309433
They didn't meet their funding goal so it's been scrapped. Instead, they're doing programming on commission.
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>>61309733
>>61309703
Also those:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.6.ebb2eb2NuvNiH&id=539152513188&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.21.ebb2eb2NuvNiH&id=538717897042&ns=1&abbucket=2#detail
are categorized as "Loongson 3A", like the one on your link
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>>61309766
Nah, I'm not (and I certainly can live without this).
It seems this stuff is hard to find, I googled up some older pics of more Loongson 3A boards: http://mattst88.com/blog/2010/11/12/The_Loongson_3A_%28Godson_3A%29_looks_nice!/
Damn but time flies, I wonder if Loongson 3A-2000/3B-2000 appeared and disappeared again in the meantime.
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>>61309820
Oh, the second one is actually the system, it seems. Nice find, but the price is sadly quite bad.
(The CPUs are probably sub-Kabini level if anybody wonders.)
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