Open Hardware and Retro Leftovers
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Adafruit ☛ ReKernel: Linux on a 386, again
The Insentricity Blog talks about getting a vintage Toshiba T5200 with an 80386 processor running again. The machine has very strict lists of hardware it supports, making upgrades and mods tricky.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ (Updated) SolidRun HummingBoard i.MX8M IIOT SBC with NVMe, RS232, RS485, and LTE Support
SolidRun has launched a single-board computer tailored for Industrial Internet of Things and Human-Machine Interface applications, built around the i.MX8M Plus System-on-Module from NXP. Its carrier board includes features like RS232, RS485, dual CAN-FD, and dual 1Gb Ethernet and more.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ SpacemiT X60 RISC V Processor Enables AI and High Speed Storage in Bit Brick K1 Embedded Board
The Bit-Brick K1 is a single-board computer designed for industrial and edge computing applications. It features the SpacemiT Key Stone K1, an ultra-low-power octa-core RISC-V system-on-chip with SpacemiT Daoyi AI acceleration. Built on the RISC-V 64GCVB architecture and RVA22 standard, the processor delivers 2.0TOPS of AI computing power using customized RISC-V instructions optimized for TensorFlow Lite, TensorFlow, and ONNX Runtime.