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@PaulaMaddox @rasteri @polpo which makes total sense...

Personally, if I had like €1M I'd propably consider starting a company that basically builds a "#TinyRetro" with like a #FlashFloppy, #PicoGUS, #QuadFlop and all the other parts (incl. #IDE controller & IDE->SATA Adaptor) on a #MiniITX form factor (with one of those SOMs) and a spare #ISA slot which then fits into a compact case like the #M350 or similar.

Think of it as a faster alternative to the #NuXT...

  • And OFC I'd offer both #FreeDOS & @OS1337 as options (the latter one mostly for diagnostics and data recovery)...

@mntmn @liaizon Because those are #SingleVendor / #SingleProvider solutions and make you dependent on a single source for boards.

Whereas everyone can design and build boards compliant to the UCFF form factor.

It's kinda like #MiniITX but smaller.

Also the idea is to take the concept from the Desktop PCs, as one isn't throwing away the entire case, Monitor and HIDs when they swap the mainboard - so why should we tolerate the same on mobile devices?