Their FAQ here[0] explain some things about these devices they are building, except for the main question: what are they for? It says personal computers but no audio, video or games. So for reading?
Reading this, it doesn’t seem like they’re really doing anything more than building a glorified raspberry pi with their own self-spun BSD distro preinstalled. Also the FAQ being mostly Q: „why not use X?“, A: „I don’t know X and thus it’s bloated/I don’t like it“ doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.
I admire their dedication and it seems like a fun project. I don’t think it’s something a lot of people will pay money for though.
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Their FAQ here[0] explain some things about these devices they are building, except for the main question: what are they for? It says personal computers but no audio, video or games. So for reading?
[0] https://flyingcarcomputer.com/posts/a-new-personal-computer/
Reading this, it doesn’t seem like they’re really doing anything more than building a glorified raspberry pi with their own self-spun BSD distro preinstalled. Also the FAQ being mostly Q: „why not use X?“, A: „I don’t know X and thus it’s bloated/I don’t like it“ doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.
I admire their dedication and it seems like a fun project. I don’t think it’s something a lot of people will pay money for though.
The FAQ is hilarious.
He is writing this entire article to save 3-5k conformity tests, but bases his entire software on FreeBSD because "it's more commercially friendly.
This new type of personal computer runs... xlib and twm. I like this person, but, uh, I'm not investing.
Looks very weird. No LCD screen, but presumably it’ll plug into a monitor? Seems like just pointing out expected use cases would go a long way.