[Freedombox-discuss] MinnowBoard

[Jack Wilborn]

Also, even though it appears to run on 5 v, there is no indication of
current requirements or temperature range.  I think any board that required
air or heat to operate will void dropping this into lots of earths areas,
requiring some type of building.

Jack
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On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Jack Wilborn <jkwilborn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lee, I think they priced themselves out of the market.  199 bucks, with no
> power supply (that I could tell).  An advantage that it's an Intel product
> (Atom processor).  They seem to be sold out, but I can get complete
> computers for less, with this I'm not even sure what kind of power supply I
> need.  Does it require multiple voltages, like most Intel products, which
> complicate it even more so.
>
> I don't see this as viable, unless there is a dramatic price drop.  Nice
> board, maybe it will run Debian off the shelf?
>
> Jack
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 5:06 AM, Blibbet <blibbet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.minnowboard.org/
>>>> http://uefidk.intel.com/**content/minnowboard-uefi-**firmware<http://uefidk.intel.com/content/minnowboard-uefi-firmware>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks promising indeed.
>>>
>>> Keep us posted when it is real - i.e. is for sale.
>>>
>>
>> It appears to be backordered:
>> http://www.mouser.com/**Minnowboard-Intel-Atom/<http://www.mouser.com/Minnowboard-Intel-Atom/>
>>
>> There is some more info on board goals/design on this G+ thread:
>> https://plus.google.com/**101378268367730737515/posts/**DGQ9Nkr5hjK<https://plus.google.com/101378268367730737515/posts/DGQ9Nkr5hjK>
>>
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