On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Zubair Lutfullah Kakakhel <Zubair.Kakakhel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Did you have anything concrete in mind that would be helpful at this >>> stage, or are you more judging interest? >> >> bit of both. background: with 4 CPU cards coming out (ICubeCorp >> IC1T, Allwinner A20, Allwinner A33 and Ingenic JZ4775) in the next few >> months and an upcoming (first) crowdfunding campaign i simply won't >> have time to get everything done myself, so i will kinda need some >> help. > > That's an ambitious list of CPU cards.. yes - and it makes it clear that the project is most definitely not about "one product". basically i have been preparing for a time when i have enough funding to create the prototype hardware: that's now happened (nice contract) so i can now get the boards done. it just so happens that there are 4 CPU cards ready and 2 base units ready, as i have a looot of preparing-time available :) so, the first "base unit" will be a micro-desktop: this can also act as a simple test station for the cpu cards; the second base will be a tablet/netbook PCB. the first prototypes of the micro-desktop will be done in about 6 weeks, the tablet/netbook PCB will be a month after that. so, the schedule of arriving hardware that's immediately relevant will be that in about 6 weeks time i will have 5 JZ4775 CPU Cards available and 5 micro-desktop base units. they will be a bit like gold-dust esp. the micro-desktop bases so i will be happy to loan them out to anyone willing to help, and maybe give just the one to someone who can definitely commit to helping with the board bring-up. if you and paul are at the same company maybe that would work out well, zubair? l.
