[Arm-netbook] 12th update

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68


On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
<lkcl at lkcl.net> wrote:
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> crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
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> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 6:56 PM, Elena ``of Valhalla''
> <elena.valhalla at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2016-07-18 at 15:20:56 +0100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>> > Pyra.
>>>
>>>  pyra's the upgraded version of the openpandora.
>>
>> and?
>>
>> featurewise it's not very far from being a viable low-power laptop.
>
>  ... ok, let me think it through.... i was originally thinking it was
> basically from the same team as the openpandora, so wasn't any
> different in that regard (being an illustration of the principle of
> open hardware with an active community base).  but (a) as you say it's
> an updated version in its own right - and a viable low-power laptop
> but (b) we just had a huge discussion on their forum, it would only be
> fair to give them a mention and increase publicity and awareness for
> them.
>
>  yep, ok, convinced: i'll write something, thanks elena.


 i added this, it's live:

Update 18 July 2016: Several people have kindly pointed out that the
Pyra Handheld games console is an update of Open Pandora, which is
great to see as it means that this community has clearly reached
critical mass with a sustainable business model. The only other type
of open hardware project to achieve this is the Arduino series, which
has a far lower technical threshold (and price point). For this
community-driven handheld gaming community to reach self-sustaining
financial status with such a high technical barrier is a huge call for
celebration.