[Arm-netbook] Intel at CES

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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


On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 7:40 PM, peter green <plugwash at p10link.net> wrote:
> On 05/01/17 18:50, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>>
>>> Why would they want to cripple their product by restricting themselves to
>>> the set of interfaces Luke has chosen.
>>
>>   ?? peter!!
>>
>>> Intel operates under a totally different set of constraints from Luke. If
>>> Luke wants to make a successor to his compute cards he needs to find a
>>> new
>>> SoC that has the right set of interfaces. If Intel wants to make a
>>> successor
>>> to their compute cards they can ensure that one of their upcoming SoCs
>>> has
>>> the right set of interfaces.
>>
>>   which are, in your opinion, the "right set of interfaces"?  serious
>> question.  if you're going to make such comments, you'd better be
>> prepared to back them up and be prepared to justify them with a
>> *REALLY* thorough analysis.
>
> If you look through the history of this list you will find the evolution of
> EOMA68 is a battle to find a compromise between
>
> 1. Interfaces that are useful.
> 2. Interfaces that are ubiquitous on SoCs today
> 3. Interfaces that are likely to be ubiquitous on SoCs tomorrow.
> 4. Interfaces that fit within the pins of a pre-existing economical
> connector.

 sounds like a reasonable set of requirements.  keep going.  you've
started so you're going to have to go through with a full evaluation.

> If I was in their place I would be including PCIe, SATA and Ethernet (likely
> in some kind of MII form so the card isn't burdened with the cost of a
> transceiver).

 ok so those are the set you're going with?  what about video, sound,
GPIO, low-speed peripherals and sensors?

 i'm not letting you off the hook here after you said that EOMA68's
interfaces are "crippled", peter.

l.