Revision as of 14:02, 10 April 2009

Please help

Please add to this list, and speak up if you see something that you know is non-free!

These systems at minimum should have:

The ability to work stand-alone - no reliance on other computers being available
Libre boot firmware (BIOS)
No components that can not be replaced by a person with a screwdriver that require drivers with binary blobs to function
- Usually wifi adapters and graphics adapters are the issues here
Not make an insane amount of noise or have a form factor that is aimed at the server market

	Release year	Architecture	Boot firmware	Wifi chipset	Video chipset	Links
BeagleBoard from Special Computing	2008	armel	u-boot	-	todo	todo
ThinCan DBE61C-USB	2005	i386	coreboot (need to confirm)	-	todo	todo

Lemote Fuloong Mini - not available outside of china to the general public as far as I know - might be possible to get if you are a hacker and contact them directly.
ThinCan DBE63 - should be available in Q2 or Q3 2009.

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 * [http://specialcomp.com/beagleboard/ BeagleBoard from Special Computing]
 * [http://shop.artecgroup.com/products/thincan-dbe61c-usb-2-pack ThinCan DBE61C-USB] - runs coreboot
+== Comparison: Basic properties ==
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 95%"
+|-style="background: #ececec;"
+! style="width:12em" |
+! Release year
+! Architecture
+! Boot firmware
+! Wifi chipset
+! Video chipset
+! Links
+|-
+! {{rh}} | [http://specialcomp.com/beagleboard/ BeagleBoard from Special Computing]
+| 2008
+| armel
+| u-boot
+| -
+| todo
+| todo
+|-
+! {{rh}} | [http://shop.artecgroup.com/products/thincan-dbe61c-usb-2-pack ThinCan DBE61C-USB]
+| 2005
+| i386
+| coreboot (need to confirm)
+| -
+| todo
+| todo
+|-
+|}
 == Machines to evaluate if they ever become generally available in the US market ==