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mntmn

@mntmn@mastodon.social

CEO of MNT Research. OSHW laptop MNT Reform: https://mntre.com | https://shop.mntre.com | FOSS, ARM, OSHW, FPGA, Amiga, RISC-V | batcave, cyberpunk, industrial, synth/darkwave | non-binary, queer, vegan, sober

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josch, to random
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Turns out that at https://fkcaps.com/custom/ I can buy custom color and custom label low-profile keycaps for the kailh choc brown switches of my MNT Reform open hardware laptop. I might've gone a bit overboard but I really like how colorful my keyboard is now and how easy it is to make the Reform my very own custom computer. 💻 ❤️

bleeptrack, (edited ) to random
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Now and then I discover an absolute gem of little software!

Thanks so much for all your CAD recommendations! I absolutely fell in love with ✨solvespace ✨

🔗 https://solvespace.com

jalcine, to random
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I'm curious about the choice of batteries in the MNT Reform. Is it something to do with better life? Repairability (looks like it for sure)?

jalcine,
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You know, at first look, https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform is expensive.

But I think this is one of those "you get what you pay for". My laptop is out of stock (https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-11-gen-intel?q=processor) and is probably about $700.

But the Reform will probably last longer than my laptop even with repair costs (as the parts for it will be cheaper; my current display, core and storage will be more expensive per part than needing to upgrade that with the reform)

josch, to random
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MNT Reform meetup with @debacle during MiniDebconf Berlin 2024 🥳

A bottom of two MNT Reform laptops side-by-side where one can see their innards through the transparent acrylic bottom.

buzzyrobin, to random
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adjusting some clearances for a better fit

buzzyrobin,
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On a related note: it feels really good to get the FreeCAD port (the source of truth going forward, shifting over from @ErinRose's excellent efforts in Fusion) done with reference PCBs, fittings, and fixings, with the technical drawings (to make sure the tolerances are dialled in) the only important part still in flight.

As the previous pic, but with the front case-half removed, showing the faceplate PCB, a bit of the main PCB underneath, and the 6mm standoffs separating them.
As the previous pic, but with the faceplate PCB removed, showing the main PCB underneath, the switch on the opposite, more of the SD card cap, and the screws poking through from the back.
As before, but just the outer shell, showing some of the inner details (such as the inner pockets allowing the buttons to be pressed and the switch to slide).

josch, to random
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MiniDebConf Berlin 2024 Day #3 status report:

BarbNerdy, to random
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Gute Nachrichten aus meiner Hood:

Tuntenhaus darf bleiben!

YEAH!

josch, to random
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Me and my trusted MNT Reform are in the train headed to MiniDebConf Berlin 2024. Looking forward to seeing everybody tomorrow! 🎉

prokoudine, to random
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Ondsel Engineering Suite 2024.2 is out: new assembly features, Sketcher and TechDraw cleanup and QoL improvements, Sheet Metal now included with improvements, and more

https://ondsel.com/blog/ondsel-es-2024-2/

LinuxJedi, to amiga
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Finally got around to finishing the upgrades for my 3000. It now has a BFG9060 and a ZZ9000 in it.
All ready for the public to play on it later this month.

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mntmn, to random
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working on MNT Reform Next motherboard design from home (still testing covid positive). it's cool that i can do this on Reform itself now (with RK3588 processor)

mhoye,
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@mntmn I’ve drilled out the side plates on my Reform to make room for a much better antenna, and the extra space to do that in the panel rather than drilling out the entire case is much appreciated.

ef1j, to random
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Game graphics as encoded in the Atari Adventure ROM

praxeology, to random
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Unfortunately the Berlin meet-up on 25.04. is going to be moved to another date.
No meeting on Tuesday but we will make it up some time soon (prolly mid-May).

liaizon, (edited ) to debian
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Exciting day at #MNT Research working on the Pocket Reform! Today I am attaching CPU modules to adapter boards and then attaching adapter boards to logic boards. Almost ready to start flashing the system image (hello #Debian) onto them soon after @mntmn finishes the final touches!
#OSHW

austriancoder, to random

Exciting news on my blog! I’ve written about the latest improvements in the etnaviv GPU stack and how I am integrating a hardware database into Mesa to enhance driver development.

https://christian-gmeiner.info/2024-04-15-hwdb/

liaizon, to berlin
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The Pocket Reform assembly is in full swing here in the spring! Good morning little computers to be, you will soon be in the hands of a warm human companion.

liaizon,
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another day of attaching battery management boards and 3d printed battery holders to the Pocket Reform cases

theawesomerandomness, to random
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MNT Pocket Reform Factory 🏭 (Tina obviously very tired, but happy with her new ball)

liaizon, (edited ) to random
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Just got started with the assembly of the battery holders and battery managment system in the MNT Pocket Reform today! Work continues with @theawesomerandomness and I while @mntmn is out at Embedded World.

aparrish, to random
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my bootleg gameboy cart lives!! sorta! i can flash a game on it and play it but only on the occasions when the rp2040 actually starts up... which seems to happen only randomly, like one out of twenty tries. but that is a problem for tomorrow allison; tonight allison is overjoyed that it works at all!

underside of the gba sp shows a cartridge with no top revealing a pcb with a lot of ics and a janky led soldered in place

aparrish,
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getting close to v0.2 of this cart! changes include: open drain-compatible level shifter (should hopefully help w/a bunch of subtle bus contention problems); smaller footprint qspi flash; shorter battery clip and inset usb port (so it'll fit inside an unmodified cart shell, hopefully); and i added one more address line to both the parallel flash and sram (8MB flash is cheaper than 4MB, and 256KB sram is about the same price as 128KB... would be fairly easy to make this a multicart?!)

cibomahto, to random
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We designed a stencil placement jig for large, high-density solderpaste application. The boards are half a meter long, with 0402 and QFN parts along them. Got through the whole prototype run with zero defects!

lykso, to random
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My sodium ion cells arrived today. 😮

Gonna see if I can use them in my

gkrnours, to random
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I just got my mnt reform keyboard :D It's really nice <3 And shipping with the whole electronic diagram is a nice touch :3

liaizon, (edited ) to random
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assembling MNT Pocket Reform ortholinear keyboards with their track ball holder, oled display and cables! first week officially working with @mntmn!

doctormo, to random
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Bug accelerator program starts today for me. That's where the Inkscape project pays some of the maintainers to focus time on fixing bugs for the next release. (Tav, me and Vaibhav this release) 🎉

If you do testing for Inkscape, make sure your issues are tagged (and tested against) for 1.4.x and prioritized. I'm only contracted to fix things in that list!

https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/milestones/13

sonny, to rust
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Are you experienced with GTK and Rust ? :gnome: ❤️ :rust:

We are looking to contract someone to work on the new GNOME Password Manager 🔑

We want it to become a core/default app and help secure millions of users.

You'll be working with the GNOME Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building emancipatory technologies for everyone.

Please send resume / portfolio to stf@gnome.org

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