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1. R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:11:55 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

   • minute

   Guys, I have a problem. I'm confessing this in the name of transparency, accountability, and openness.

   I just can't stop thinking about the MNT Reform.

   That chonkbook is the stuff of my dreams, and I can't figure out why. It's slower than my pinebook pro, but everything about it (other than processor power and battery life, probably, lol) is just amazing. :D

   #MNT #Reform @mntmn #MNTReform

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   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:11:54 JST minute

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     @RL_Dane great to hear it! btw with A311D module, i think it could outperform the pinebook pro (but need to benchmark that)

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:17:15 JST minute

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     @RL_Dane total "7z b" score of RockPro64 (with RK3399) is ~7000, A311D benchmarked in MNT Reform yields 8981.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:41:17 JST minute

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     @RL_Dane i don't know the blob situation with RK3399 (in pinebook pro), sorry. the Amlogic A311D option for Reform has a blob in the TF-A, for DDR memory things.

     yes, i know uxn ^^ trivia: the author also designed the MNT Reform handbook cover

   • R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:41:18 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

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     • minute

     @mntmn

     Sweetness! What's the firmware and blob situation looking like on the rockchip? I know the PinebookPro doesn't really have a usable webcam because of drivers (not that I mind, ha)

     Thanks for bringing sweet open options to the community and happy hacking!! :D

     P.S. do you know about #uxn? Even a really old and slow machine would be a lot of fun for writing code for that vm. I really DO wish I still had my 1997 Dell laptop for playing with, ha.

   • R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:42:20 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

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     • minute

     @mntmn

     Love it! Any work on the management processor slow battery bleed issue? I doubt I'll be able to afford one this go-around, but if I did I was thinking of jury-rigging a pretty crude-and-crazy shielded toggle switch for power cutoff, or maybe find some way to have something like a hidden switch that can be engaged with a pin to cut off power.

     LOVE the design, and that trackball is GLORIOUS. I don't even like trackballs on my PCs, but it's so much better than a trackpad XD

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 04:42:20 JST minute

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     @RL_Dane if you mean the undervolt issue, that is solved by the Protected Battery Boards, which are available as a drop-in replacement, but also standard in Reforms shipping now

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 17:54:12 JST minute

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     • Deadly Headshot

     @dheadshot @RL_Dane this problem is already solved by the Protected Battery Boards.

   • Deadly Headshot (dheadshot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 17:54:13 JST Deadly Headshot

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     • minute

     @RL_Dane @mntmn I would doubt that's fixable, given the management processor is going to need power? I presume the way to solve that is to take out the batteries if you're not using it for a month or so?

   • R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 17:54:14 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

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     • minute

     @mntmn

     Not certain, I just saw some videos saying that the batteries would bleed empty over several days in power-off state because the management processor was still running in an idle state (waiting for the keypresses to turn everything on, obviously).