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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by treve on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:08PM (#22017277)
Total noob, but. Could someone come up with a standard socket and build adapters?
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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by cameron_b on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:19PM (#22017339)
Linaro has gone a step out from a "socket" to define board spec and mezzanine connectors.

Arm has a lot more variation than general purpose computing in the processor / SOC / SOM implementation, that is indeed the main appeal on the small end of the scale

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Re:What is wrong with all those AArch64 desktops? by Jasper_ on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:15PM (#22017321)
Cost. Standardizing is expensive.
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