cutie

@ekaitz_zarraga @jirka sorry yeah, keycaps are included!! and thank you!

still wanna shop a compact slim mechanical keyboard (open hardware!) and get it delivered before year's end?
MNT Reform USB Keyboard stock levels:
- Black: 8
- Transparent: 5
- Lime: 6
- Green: 2

https://shop.mntmn.com/products/mnt-reform-usb-keyboard-standalone

MNT Reform Standalone USB Keyboard update including a typing video by Ellen Körbes

→ https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2021-11-29-reform-keyboard-update.html

is there a good source for LiFePO4 18650 battery cells in Canada?

we are building MNT Reform Standalone Keyboards today!

Linux running on RISC-V on MNT RKX7! A completely* open computer down to the CPU gateware.

* the only wart is that it needs Vivado's synthesize/place+route tools to build the gateware source for Kintex-7

it's real: the first assembled MNT RKX7. an open hardware kintex-7 fpga SoM with many peripherals for MNT Reform (or other projects).

@emacsen maybe useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_module

the idea is to instantiate other architectures on the chip to use them as the (experimental) core of MNT Reform, like various RISC-V systems or retro systems.

doot

@wolf480pl ok thanks, this is what i suspected (the overwriting)

i would like to enhance my experience working in the (bash) shell. i am constantly losing parts of command history across terminals (are they overwriting the history file?) and i would like to keep a loooot more history.

also i wonder if there's a shell that would let me reuse file references in earlier command outputs, i.e. turn the output of "ls" into actionable "handles". more like a lisp machine repl where these are objects.

a bit surreal but appears to fit

depending on how you count, there are around 50-60 steps involved for us in assembling a MNT Reform from parts. the DIY Kit Reform covers around 23 steps.

here are 1500+ uncensored "behind the scenes" photos and videos of our work at MNT Research (some stuff going back to 2015) including MNT Reform and Amiga graphics card prototypes. the first bunch are unsorted (no date), but then reverse chronological https://photos.mntre.com/s/3rxfu2qu3t/aqtnzge3l1zz410l

@djsundog that's the plan!

don't talk to me or my son etc etc

WIP Raspberry Pi CM4 module adapter for MNT Reform. Made today with KiCAD on my Reform in the home office. Still needs a bunch of components for the STDP2600 HDMI->eDP converter.

An interesting exercise.

Pros of CM4: Quad Cortex-A72, 8GB RAM available; potentially higher OpenGL versions and Vulkan possible (not tested by me yet);

Cons: No USB3.0. Only 1x PCIe. DSI undocumented. Might need active cooling.

Here are the full sources for the new LS1028A processor module for MNT Reform, designed by RBZ Embedded Logics (Madrid): https://source.mnt.re/reform/mnt-reform-layerscape-ls1028a-som#mnt-reform-layerscape-ls1028a-som

The chip on this module has dual ARM Cortex-A72 processors and 8GB or 16GB DDR4 RAM while keeping the Vivante GC7000L GPU with open source drivers.

hey i'm thinking to order a smol batch of MNT branded hoodies, earth positive unisex EP61Z, black, with black MNT logo printed over the back. i have to take at least 10, so: would you like one? price will be around 50 EUR + shipping