Hi, is there a way to see all the promotional materials of Talos? Thanks, -Charles
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 4:10 PM, J.B. Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote: > Arthur Torrey wrote: > >> I can buy (or even trash pick) several 'trailing edge' Wintel laptop or >> desktop systems, and get them to at least moderately free states for >> less than what an EOMA68 costs, let alone the amount needed to get a >> functional Talos box.... >> > > I'd look at EOMA68 (and any other forward-thinking fully-free project, > including Talos) differently: at some point there will be no more older > Intel-based computers one could buy and refurbish to turn into usable free > software computers. What will we recommend to others (even those with very > modest computing needs met by today's older systems) then? > > Basically while the Talos idea is great, I'm forced by personal >> economics to say not until it is price competitive with non-free >> hardware, and I suspect the same applies to a lot of us... >> > > That day may never come so we will have to value our freedom by paying > more money for that freedom up front. I too could not afford a Talos, but I > did buy a refurbished Intel-based Thinkpad and I'd buy another > Intel-compatible free system if I saw a need. > > I don't know how feasible it is to have a smaller Talos-like system -- a > Librem with Talos hardware inside. I'm no authority on this, so I'm not > sure if I can clearly convey how to make a Talos-like computer > (POWER-based, fully-free, but with CPUs that have fewer cores, and no > slots) which would cost less and attract more general-purpose non-technical > computer users. The Talos was great for server needs and those who need > PCIe cards, lots of RAM, many CPU cores, and a development team that > clearly conveys the need for high-end fully-free systems. Unfortunately my > budget doesn't allow me to be in that userbase. > > -- Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-cosse> | E-Learning <http://www.asymptopia.org>
