On Thursday, December 11, 2014, Jim Lux <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ah, but will the exact same single board computer be available for > replacement in 5 years? Most likely not. These days I can't imagine a manufacturer making the same SBC or mobo board for more than a year. If you consider BBB to be the logical continuance of the original beagle board then it is going on two years but is at rev C. > Or will it be Rev F instead of Rev B, with "just a few tweaks to improve > performance", but also enough that it's not "drop the image on it and run" > > What about 10 years? > 15? If that is an issue, buy a spare and keep it in the same box with each running one. Heck, buy two spares. > Philosophically it might be a straightforward thing, but it might not be > as easy as one might hope. > > Legacy support with processor boards is a real challenge. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Brian Lloyd Lloyd Aviation 706 Flightline Drive Spring Branch, TX 78070 [email protected] +1.210.802-8FLY (1.210.802-8359) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
