[Discuss] Framework risc-v (was: Think I need a new computer)

[mark at buttery.org (Shirley Márquez Dúlcey)]

It is being designed for them by a partner.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 12:43?PM Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> Speaking of Framework computers, today I see that they are going to do a
> risc-v mainboard* for the 13" machines.
>
> This is explicitly for those wanting access to this architecture for
> development, and they say it is not competitive with their Intel and AMD
> as a general purpose computer; it looks to me like the JH7110 CPU it has
> is designed for portable electronics or cellphone use, though glancing
> through a PDF about the chip, they also mention use on "the edge".
>
> No, I don't want one of these and probably neither do any of you, but I
> can imagine there are people will: and the modular architecture of
> Framework means those folk can do risc-v work on decent and portable
> machine and don't need chained to a desk covered with a pile of parts
> and wires.
>
> Cool!
>
> I am under the impression that printed circuit board layout, and
> commissioning a manufacturer to build it, has gotten pretty easy these
> days. And the specs for what a Framework mainboard needs to be are
> probably public. Possibly this chip manufacturer, wanting to sell a
> development board to help drive design wins for their chip, is helping
> fund this. I don't know. But I like the idea that a Framework computer
> can be a shell in which to drop in a development board, which then
> benefits from all of the packaging of that larger beast. Their might be
> more of things like these.
>
>
> -kb
>
>
> * I note they call it a "mainboard", not a "motherboard" as I did recently.
>
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