[GTALUG] How to go fast without speculating... maybe

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 06:44:24PM -0500, Christopher Browne via talk wrote:
> I recalling seeing the SPARC and Alpha laptops at conferences; while that
> was pretty cool, they were ultra-pricey, and yes, indeed, pretty much
> "unobtanium."
> 
> I was pretty happy when I found I could buy a Chrome laptop running ARM;
> I have never done a full switch over running "full blown Linux on it";
> it remains
> as a Chromebook installation, albeit with Crouton on top (which is
> very likable).

If you like an ARM laptop, this is coming soon:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/2-in-1-PCs/ASUS-NovaGo-TP370QL/

I wonder how long it will take after release before someone has Linux
installed on one.

> I'm not aware of a MIPS-based laptop (which isn't a proof of nonexistence); it
> was a nice second-best that there are plenty of routers running MIPS.  I wish
> that the Cavium MIPS/Octeon had gotten more deployed; being able to have
> a server with a bunch of them aboard would be pretty useful.

The Lemote laptops were Loongson based, so MIPS laptops have existed.

> A desktop is nice; so also are servers...

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Len Sorensen