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There are capable desktop computers with open hardware, down to the silicon: you just have to pay for it.

For example, for $4k, you can get this with specs roughly equivalent to a normal developer machine: https://www.raptorcs.com/content/BK1SD1/intro.html



Actually, for about 1700 you have the Blackbird BK1B01 mainboard + cpu from Raptor, with 4 cores, 16 threads: https://www.raptorcs.com/content/BK1B01/intro.html

I bought two of these last year and they're great, stuff your own memory in there, add some storage and off you go.

Edit: clarified that this would be a mainboard + CPU.


And the cool thing – it looks like there has been some interest[0] in supporting Power for WINE.

[0] https://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-devel/2019-February/14...


Not too shabby looking! Thanks for the link


Neat, should be on the front page.




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