@catsalad I realy need like a "Retro #FrontPanel" like that for the #tiny486…

https://github.com/os-1337/tiny486

@bloor @flangey @vfrmedia @emf granted, all #tech is #political and that goes for #SurveillanceTech like #ring and #flock just as much as for #DIY & #FLOSH like #MNTreform and #tiny486.

https://github.com/OS-1337/tiny486

But yes, there needs to be more #OpenSourceHardware-#Events...

@agowa338 @rasteri @ActionRetro @TechTangents As for #SATA drives on #IDE: I'd go with known working chips...

Like: #JM20330 & #JM20330 / #JM20330S

Which I intent to use for the #tiny486 as a means to just not having to use IDE drives...

@nina_kali_nina the wounders of #PCMCIA…

• Granted I do want a pair of #PCMCIA + #CardBus slots on the #tiny486 Mainboard...

https://github.com/os-1337/tiny486

@slaine np. Contributions & Feedback welcome.

• But basically the Idea of the #tiny486 is similar to the #NuXT¹, #ITXllama², #Wee86³ / #WeeCee⁴ & #PixelX86⁵...

@slaine Personally, I'm looking at #FrugalComputing with @OS1337 and decided to follow @rasteri 's lead and try some #PC104Plus board design (#tiny486) for #RetroHardware because old & dying machines are not a good reference solution for #i486...

https://github.com/os-1337/tiny486

Just to be clear:

The #tiny486 is intended as a #devkit for #i486 (in theory even #i386, #i8086 or any other platform that does #ISA (& #PCI) or where one's willing to accept less functionality of a #PC104 compared to #PC104Plus.

As a #BareMetal reference platform for #OS1337 / @OS1337 because there is a demand for a "#BridgeMachine" with new parts even if it's just to do #Archival and #DataRecovery duties and help setup modern drop-in replacements.

• I'd not be surprised if @TechTangents got contacted by some agencies that still have to deal with 8" FDDs and has to basically deny it.