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Re:The Framework Laptop by nrp on Thursday February 25, 2021 @10:54AM (#26264140)
It is definitely on us to prove that we'll provide long term support for the modules that we're developing, but we're also opening up documentation and reference designs for things like our Expansion Card system. If something ever happens to us, other companies and the community can continue to use and extend the ecosystem.

We designed the Expansion Cards in a way that it's possible to 3D print the housings for them on a home 3D printer and get PCBs fabbed through the normal hobby channels. We hope that folks in the community come up with interesting card ideas and bring them out themselves in addition to what we develop.

Re:The Framework Laptop by simonebrunozzi on Thursday February 25, 2021 @12:13PM (#26265160)
> We designed the Expansion Cards in a way that it's possible to 3D print the housings for them on a home 3D printer and get PCBs fabbed through the normal hobby channels.

That's a bold and brave move. Well done.

Re:The Framework Laptop by foobarian on Thursday February 25, 2021 @11:38AM (#26264728)
GPIO cards on a modern laptop? Sign me up!!!
Re:The Framework Laptop by nrp on Thursday February 25, 2021 @12:16PM (#26265205)
Yes! Actually, one of the first cards we built internally is a little Arduino-compatible one with a SAMD21 microcontroller and an external-facing 0.1" pin header for GPIO.
Re:The Framework Laptop by robocat on Thursday February 25, 2021 @02:15PM (#26266882)
Will the expansion cards work if plugged into a USB-C port on another laptop or desktop? (Assuming I have driver e.g. Linux installed).
Re:The Framework Laptop by kieranl on Thursday February 25, 2021 @03:29PM (#26267852)
Yep! Most do not require any custom drivers.
Re:The Framework Laptop by TimTheTinker on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:43PM (#26269835)
Woooow. This has a huge market potential among hobbyists.
Re:The Framework Laptop by mtrovo on Thursday February 25, 2021 @01:37PM (#26266363)
Wow that's actually a really cool idea
Re:The Framework Laptop by ben_ on Thursday February 25, 2021 @12:59PM (#26265844)
I love it!
Re:The Framework Laptop by thiagocsf on Thursday February 25, 2021 @02:13PM (#26266867)
Will your specs include metric or just imperial measurements like you just used here?
Re:The Framework Laptop by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:17PM (#26269610)
Fear not, modern inches are metric inches:

since the adoption of the international yard during the 1950s and 1960s, it has been based on the metric system and defined as exactly 25.4 mm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch