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Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by Y_Y on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @12:52PM (#44108657)
Arm does indeed define a platform, it's called SBSA

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

Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by lizknope on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @03:09PM (#44109837)
You are right but the only systems I have seen that support it are servers or expensive workstations from Ampere and maybe 1 or 2 others. I feel like 99% of the ARM based computing devices that people can buy for under $2000 have non standard boot systems. Do any of the Qualcomm ARM based laptops support an open boto standard?

In contrast I feel like 99% of x86 based computing devices under $2000 have standard boot systems where anyone can boot windows or Linux on them with minimal issues.

Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by MisterTea on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @06:04PM (#44111045)
Please point me to a cost effective general purpose Arm computer that uses SBSA.
Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by Y_Y on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @03:26AM (#44113508)
Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by MisterTea on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @09:38AM (#44115926)
I know this board and it is not general purpose. This is not designed to watch videos, play games or browse the web. Again, show me a general purpose Arm computer that is made for the average user.
Re:OpenPOWER Foundation – Open-Source / Open Hardware PowerP... by lizknope on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @04:53PM (#44120554)
It looks like something for a router or network switch. No graphics but it does have an open PCIE x8 slot. The ARM A72 is now a 9 year old CPU core. The reviews of this board are all from 4 years ago. It looks like their newer similar products have a Ryzen core that is a lot faster.

Here is an Ampere workstation but it is $3300. In my other post in this thread I mentioned $2000 as the price limit. Most consumers are not going to spend more than that on a computer.

https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-astra-a1.1-n1/configure