Re: [coreboot] They're selling used KCMA-D8's for $100 on fleabay

2018-07-21 Thread Timothy Pearson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/21/2018 03:50 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: > On 07/21/2018 04:17 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> On 07/19/2018 10:35 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: >>> (not affiliated with shady chinese seller,

Re: [coreboot] They're selling used KCMA-D8's for $100 on fleabay

2018-07-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 07/21/2018 04:17 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 07/19/2018 10:35 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: >> (not affiliated with shady chinese seller, no idea how legit but if they >> don't deliver a working board just complain to ebay) >> >> Great

Re: [coreboot] Sun Ultra 40 M2 Board - Obscured coreboot status

2018-07-21 Thread Bostjan Kravcar via coreboot
"...and am curious...what is compelling for you and this ?" The short answer - >nostalgia< and >spirit< . A little bit longer answer (for those with patience); You may take the following lines with a grain of salt, or . you can choose to give it a though, a moment of reflection, if you want.

Re: [coreboot] They're selling used KCMA-D8's for $100 on fleabay

2018-07-21 Thread Timothy Pearson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/19/2018 10:35 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: > (not affiliated with shady chinese seller, no idea how legit but if they > don't deliver a working board just complain to ebay) > > Great chance to get the last and best owner controlled x86 board

Re: [coreboot] Sun Ultra 40 M2 Board - Obscured coreboot status

2018-07-21 Thread ron minnich
On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 4:56 AM taii...@gmx.com wrote: > there will probably never be another > owner controlled x86 system due to ME/PSP etc. > I think that is correct. What is your goal here? I like old hardware too, but at some point, it's a lot more trouble than it's worth to keep these

Re: [coreboot] Sun Ultra 40 M2 Board - Obscured coreboot status

2018-07-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Not to rain on your parade but currently I see this system going for $400 on ebay or $130 for the board and am curious...what is compelling for you and this? I did not know when I first started coreboot but you can buy faster and newer open source firmware boards for less money - stuff that you

[coreboot] They're selling used KCMA-D8's for $100 on fleabay

2018-07-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
(not affiliated with shady chinese seller, no idea how legit but if they don't deliver a working board just complain to ebay) Great chance to get the last and best owner controlled x86 board for your legacy applications - they appear to be selling them for cheap as they don't know how easy it is