On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 1:41 AM, Jonathan Frederickson silverskullpsu@gmail.com wrote:
I'm interested as well, though I likewise don't have the low-level software experience that would likely be required.
if it's ok with you the priority will be on people with linux kernel / u-boot (etc.) experience
I'm a Linux sysadmin, so Linux I can do, but ARM kernel/boot stuff is a bit out of my depth thus far.
well, "sysadmin" to me says "clearly capable of trusting and following written instructions to the letter" which surprisingly, from my brother's experience as a teacher, is a rare skill: he found that many of the kids just totally locked up and froze, and were literally incapable of following step-by-step written instructions, even when verbally prompted as to what to do.
That said, I do have access to a laser cutter and a (small) 3D printer, so I can play around with case designs for the micro-desktop.
great! that would definitely be worthwhile getting you one of these prototypes.
Is it simple enough to put them in PCMCIA cases so I could use it day-to-day assuming it works well? (Or do they already have PCMCIA cases from the factory at this point?) If so, I'm definitely in, unless someone with more dev skills wants one.
they don't... but i have some casework sets. the primary thing to make absolutely sure when putting them on is: (a) get the plastic part on the right way up (as it tells the PCMCIA socket which pin is which) and (b) make absolutely sure that there's yellow insulating stickers on the inside, and that they're not damaged in any way. also bear in mind they're hell to take off again...but that you really shouldn't need to.
l.