As a personal opinion, I think some folks pay too much attention to the old things(like #retrocomputing). I think there are so many good things in the old things. And I also agree the modern computing age has tons of caveats. But instead of hanging on the old, we should take inspiration and make things for the feature to escape this hole we are currently stuck in.

I would say a wiser way to spend time is making retro style but modern computers which actually solve a problem. Like I said before, you can do a lot with something like a Raspberry Pi Pico, if you have the right set of tools and software ecosystem. Then we could have dirt cheap computers which actually solve a problem. Rather than just pure nostalgia.

I wish a group would form to write proper Operating System for some cheap #SBC, let's say Amlogic S905X or even #milkvduo and try to form an ecosystem around it.

If our softwares were written correctly and not like half of our desktop softwares were actually bloated #Electron apps, we could get so far with only 2GB of RAM.

Think about it, a school pays only like 300 USD for a dozen of these SBCs and they could use it for like a decade!

Edit: I remember in the list of projects funded by NLnet, there were some "single task" computers built with FPGA. Also like I said a while ago in my other post, web is a major problem. You can do tons of things with very lowend processors... except the modern web. But also on the other hand, do we need the modern web for most of our purposes?

Do you know an low power #SBC which has got both an #AP(Application Processor) and an #MCU(micro controller) and TRMs(Technical reference manual) are available in English in the public?

I don't need something fancy. A Cortex-A7 for the AP with at least 128MB RAM is enough. #riscv is okay too.

The only one I know is #milkvduo. The SoC has got an application processor(either RISC-V or 1xCortex-A53), and two MCUs.

Also I want the SBC to have #Wifi.

Also I want something cheap. not more than 25 USD.

I want use it to build a #customkeyboard which could also act as a micro PC:

https://cr8r.gg/@farooqkz/114511475916876447

Boosts appreciated.

#askfedi #askfediverse #tech #programming #computing #computers #edgecomputing
#singleboardcomputers #singleboardcomputer #microcontroller #microcontrollers #microcontrollerprogramming #pleaseboost #recommendations

Okay so I need to make my own split mechanical keyboard. But I want my keyboard to have dual functions. Both a keyboard and a "micro" PC. After long discussions in Rust Offtopic Matrix room and then Rust Embedded room, I think it's a good idea to use Milk V Duo as the processor for my keyboard. And then add video output(HDMI), speaker/buzzer, microphone and Wifi. A shortcut on the device will switch between micro PC and ordinary keyboard.

An advantage of sophogo sg2002 SoC is that the TRM is fully available in English. This will be useful when I want to enter kernel development later. For now I will just do Linux on it.

A Milk V Duo with 512MB RAM and with Wifi costs only 18 USD.

#sophogo #sg2002 #milkv #milkvduo #milkvduos #Linux #opensource #foss #microPC #miniPC #sbc #singleboardcomputers #singleboardcomputers #mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards #SplitMechanicalKeyboard #splitkeyboard #riscv #invention #geek #geeking #geekful #nerd #nerds #nerdling #nerdy #sg2000

I just got llama2.c running on the Milk V Duo. Compiled using the offical Milk V toolchain. Used the smallest stories15M model and took about 10 minutes or so (I didn't count) to generate.
However, this is only running on the cpu, with the built in npu we might get faster speeds, but that is outside the the reaches of my brain.

#llama2 #milkv #milkvduo #riscv

I just got Wasm3 running on the Milk V Duo. Used the defualt wasm3 example and make file. Just setup the offical Milk V toolchain and ran make.

#wasm3 #wasm #milkv #milkvduo #riscv

Milk-V DuoModule 01 Evaluation Board is a $42 single-board PC with RISC-V and ARM CPU cores

The Milk-V DuoModule 01 is a tiny computer-on-a-module that features integrated eMMC storage, support for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4, and a Sophgo SG2000 processor featuring a single ARM Cortex-A53 CPU core and two XuanTie C906 RISC-V cores, as well as a microcontroller and neural processing unit.

But the module itself isn’t much use unless it’s connected to a board that provides power, ports, […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=171849

#milkV #milkVDuo #milkVDuomodule01 #milkVDuomodule01EvaluationBoard #sbc #sg2000 #sophgoSg2000

Milk-V Duo S is a tiny $11 computer with RISC-V and ARM processor cores

The Milk-V Duo S is a tiny, square-shaped single-board computer that measures just 43 x 43mm (1.7″ x 1.7″). But there’s enough room on the little computer for a 10/100 Ethernet jack, USB Type-C and Type-A ports, a microSD card reader, and two sets of expansion headers.
But the most unusual thing about this small, cheap, low-power […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=166884

#milkV #milkVDuo #milkVDuoS #riscV #sbc #sophgoSg2000

SOPHGO SG2000 and SG2002 chips combine RISC-V, ARM, MCU, and NPU cores for small, cheap AI boards

SOPHON’s SOPHGO SG2000 and SG2002 chips are cheap, low-power solutions that leverage a bunch of different processor cores to provide a platform for running AI tasks and other applications. The chip supports a mix of RISC-V and ARM application processors as well as a microcontroller for managing input from cameras and other devices and an AI accelerator for […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=166552

#milkV #milkVDuo #milkVDuo256m #sipeed #sipeedLicheervNano #sophgoSg2000 #sophgoSg2002 #sophon