I put in an order for the EOMA68 computer. It looks like the best shot we have at a future of hardware we can trust.
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This project has been around for quite some time, it may be interesting to take a look at the archives for the mailing list: http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook
Elena ``of Valhalla'' at 2016-07-13T07:43:52Z
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I was lent a computer in this form factor a couple years ago. Never got around to getting it powered and connected up.
I do wonder if the pcmcia form factor is just a little too small for practicality. It seems to have limited their choice of CPUs. Thermal concerns limit it to using fewer watts than the connector supports. And it's not really pcimcia standard anyway. And you can't fit a USB port on the board.
Meanwhile I have a pocketCHIP here, and the CHIP just snaps into it. The mechanical design of the CHIP is open.
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@joeyh I think part of the goal is that the form factor you see isn't the form factor you use... that there will be a variety of "cases" for it.
Will that actually work/happen? It looks like the "desktop" and "laptop" models are to be shipped by the crowdfunding campaign, if it succeeds (in all senses). But we'll see.