I have read about many asking about the 'next' freedom box hardware. If we come up with a base
hardware system that could be built by anyone with a basic architecture
we could drive towards a very useful, low cost dependable piece of
hardware. What really started this, was that I was intrigued by a
simple outdoor wifi that would supply an uncensored but clean access to
the internet. However as I looked at my location and others that I
spoke to, it became pretty obvious that the current and past vertions of
both plugs would not survive a summer in any of the locations I have
checked out. Although the temperatures here don't really go too low, it
does go high, sometimes to 122+ degrees. Most of the CPU's that I'm
looking at are used in many applications including automobiles which
means that must run anywhere on the planet, so the temp range is
something like -40 to 85 Centigrade. I think that's about -40 to 185 F.
This is something that we could use and I found some in risc (reduced
instruction set computers) processors. Usually you can get a supplied
compiler and I believe most of the code is 'C' anyway.<br><br>This could be a way to target a simple to build or low cost piece of hardware that would be flexible enough to do all the things that all of us wish. Anyone with a hardware interest, I would like to hear from.<br>
<br>Jack<br>