Super impressive, and awesome to see that you were able to use Framework Laptop hinges. Let me know if you need more. We have a ton of remaining 3.3kg ones!
Hi Nirav, any plans to start Framework in India?
Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
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Re: Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
#182For those that missed it, this Engineer is in _high school_. Byran, I have been a professional engineer longer than you have been alive, I can tell you right now that I have met very, very few people that would have the motivation, skill and sticktoitivness to pull this off.
And the time. Don't underestimate the amount of free time people have when they're in high school (vs when you have a family / intense job). Having said that, even with unlimited time this is such an awesome achievement and really shows the dedication. Well done!
Yeah I did some crazy things when I was in school. Had so much time.
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#183Earlier quoted context omitted.
I sometimes wonder how many talented engineers top colleges are rejecting because they were busy working on real engineering projects like this than academics and test scores.
Probably not a lot, kids who have the grit to work on projects like this are the ones most likely to succeed academically
I dunno. I only succeeded as a kid academically because of literally my IQ not because I had grit learnt from my projects. I pathologically hated being told what to do so the determination to do my own projects did not translate into anything assigned to me.
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#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can't tell if this is sarcasm.
The community college option is available to anyone who’s willing to spend a couple evenings a week taking classes, so I don’t think it’s really that out of reach. Most countries don’t offer their high school students any opportunity to study material that advanced.
Your first 3 options are mostly “be born to the right parents”. So I couldn’t tell if your remark of “it’s more possible than you’d think!” Was serious or not.
Hell I went to a really selective school. But even then, within that the top students, whom I was not one, got to do some extra stuff that would have greatly interested me and I would have been able to do. But my grades in humanities weren’t good enough to be one of the best.
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#185What's the BOM?
Thanks for the question. I'm working on compiling the BOM in these few days. A preliminary R&D BOM is here (apologies, it's in Google Sheets): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17arbJvPqW6koqEJwAzne...
This seems to list some components multiple times in a versioned way, did I get it right that this is rather a whole list of components you've bought while working on this project rather than the final list of the components needed to assemble the notebook you've built?
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
#186Framework team, hire this guy, when it's legal :)
More suited to working with MNT Research[0] which makes actual certified open source hardware[1] :) [0] https://mntre.com/reform.html [1] https://certification.oshwa.org/de000017.html
It looks like https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reform-next and the anyon_e use the same SoC and similar parts (e.g. Cherry MX ULP switches). I wonder how much of that is they're the only parts that would be put in such laptops?
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
#187Earlier quoted context omitted.
I sometimes wonder how many talented engineers top colleges are rejecting because they were busy working on real engineering projects like this than academics and test scores.
Probably not a lot, kids who have the grit to work on projects like this are the ones most likely to succeed academically
Unless they are forced to learn things that are uninteresting to them.
I almost failed the high school entry exams because I dedicated more time to soldering electronic devices and programming computers rather than writing essays about Polish literature or memorizing dates of historical battles. Same thing with the final high school exams - it was a really close call. I felt like they gave me good scores on non-STEM subjects just because I already won some prizes in electronics / physics olympiads and brought some fame to the school, so kida got away with that but... it was stressful anyways.
Re: Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
#188At which point was the mental map created within Obsidion and did you really need it? You are clearly a very clever person and you do not need a web app wiggly graph thingie to throw ideas together. There's no need to gild a lily! Please keep the faith - I love that you are focussed on being altruistic and sharing your skills to the benefit of everyone. Thank you.
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#189This is one of the coolest, most inspiring projects I've seen anywhere - wow! Seeing you and nrp connect here in the comments was so cool; just the start, I'm sure.
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It was neat to read through the progress log (1), which begins,
> "It was around 1AM. I wrote up the mission goal (2) and went to sleep at 2AM. The start",
and ends:
> "With the YouTube video and blog post almost done, I hope this isn’t the last of anyon_e. But rather, the start of a trailblazing journey."
This project is the epitome of MUREX Electrical's mission statement, "attempt the impossible":
It's "impossible", a non-MUREX Robotics Electrical member might say. However, we accept it as the process. In the end, we will have achieved something others might have called "impossible". But the achievement only comes through endless, motivated attempts at the impossible. (3)
2: https://www.byran.ee/posts/mission, which links to (3)
3: https://github.com/murexrobotics/electrical?tab=readme-ov-fi...
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#190This is really one of the best things I've seen on HN in 15 years.
The mixed presentation of plug and play components interspersed with EE problems and solution really helped make it more accessible. It also got me excited about the possibilities and made me realize that we we might already approaching another open architecture DIY boom.
I got the sense that this is a side project, but I'm sure many have noticed that it could be a legit framework-level company. Someone already mentioned the recruiters, but also you're sure to have investors knocking. Whatever you do, please keep having fun and sharing it.