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PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 6-Nov-2021 23:41:16
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Just received an email about project status, the goal of 14,000 euro was reached with a surprising final rush!
PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 7-Nov-2021 1:00:01
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Hope they manage to get all the parts they need to build the three test boards soon. There are a few components they've had problems with sourcing. |
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 8-Nov-2021 21:05:25
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| Great news, Amiga related
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| ACube Systems, our partner taking care of building the prototypes, has also purchased a PCI to MXM adapter. The adapter will allow us to test MXM cards before we have the prototype ready, as it will be used in conjunction with the motherboard “Sam460ex” made by ACube Systems. Tests will be performed under AmigaOS 4.1, a native PowerPC operating system. |
PCI to MXM in Mediator and Sam460 maybe later ? ACube and Elbox?
Notebook with OS4.1, ACube?Last edited by Comi on 08-Nov-2021 at 09:06 PM.
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 9-Nov-2021 22:45:50
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
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| 12500€ for CE certification, really ? WTF
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 10-Nov-2021 21:55:47
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How much it costs?
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 10-Nov-2021 22:46:17
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12500€ for CE certification, really ? WTF
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For a volume of 1000 units (Aeon niche market hardware volumes).
12500€/1000 = 12.5€ per unit
For a volume of 100,000 units (low end mass production volumes).
12500€/100000 = 0.125€ per unit
That's why we can't have cheap niche market Amiga hardware.
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 12-Nov-2021 8:20:19
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
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12500 € is a lot of money.
If they do the certification on their own, they won't need that much money. If they give the hardware to an external company (notified body), then it will probably cost that much.
But you have to know: They don't have to give it to an external company. They can do the certification on their own.
https://blog.assentcompliance.com/index.php/ce-marking-electrical-equipment/ Last edited by Birbo on 12-Nov-2021 at 10:28 AM.
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Re: PowerPC Notebook Open Hardware - another step forward
Posted on 12-Nov-2021 12:46:10
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12500€ is pocket change compared to how much it costs to get all needed gear and premises for doing certification work properly on things like laptop. |
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