Intel launched sales of "MinnowBoard" open source PC of about 20,000 yen

"MinnowBoard" will be released as the first commercially available open source PC for Intel chip loading. Although the price is 199 dollars (about 20,000 yen), although it is cheaper than other PCs, it is expensive compared to the open source board and it is a kind of hardware choice for a bit.

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A commercially available open source PC jointly developed by Intel and open source motherboard manufacturer CircuitCo Electronics "MinnowBoard"Will be released. There is no case even with a PC. The main specifications are CPU Intel Atom E 640 1 GHz, DDR 2 memory 1 GB. In addition, it has HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port, USB port, microSD slot for extended storage is also attached.

This MinnowBoard is the first commercial open source PC equipped with Intel chip, for software developers who are making x86 applications, and for enthusiasts making their own computers. Since it is open source, the wiring diagram and the design drawing of the board are released, and it can be used according to the conditions of Creative Commons.

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There are various other open source boards, but ARM and Arduino are used as processors there. In famous places Raspberry Pi using ARM processor called for a topic that it can purchase from only $ 25 (about 2400 yen). Although MinnowBoard is expensive compared to these boards, it may seem to be unattractive because it uses old hardware, but it is cheaper than many PCs, it is used for testing and commercial applications of commercial applications It would be favored by developers looking to use them as devices. Because it has Intel processor,Intel Hyper-Threading TechnologyYaIntel Virtualization TechnologyIt is an advantage to be able to use.