Does the world need a new single-board computer design with an MC68060 CPU?
I'm thinking about 4GB of DDR3 DRAM, one serial port, one M.2 slot for an NVMe SSD, and one Ethernet port (probably 1Gbps). Not intended to be software-compatible with any existing board or system.
Same question, but various 32-bit RISC processors? MC88110? Am29000/Am29050 (pin compatible)? Intel 80960KA/KB/MC/XA? TI TMS34020?
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I think what draws me to alternate or retro platforms is the desire to run software that isn't available elsewhere. If you were to create a MC68060 board just to run Linux or BSD, it becomes a lot less interesting.
Not because of any shortcomings to BSD or Linux, but simply because once you have those systems available, the platform becomes a lot more generic.
When I think of retro systems I'd like a new version of, the list is pretty short.
NeXT, LISP machines, any of the early Xerox computers, MIPS-based SGI, and Lilith.
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