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Apple's 7nm A12 chip could be the best feature in the 2018 iPhones

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Re: Apple's 7nm A12 chip could be the best feature in the 2018 iPhones

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Post by hedora »

solidr53 wrote: post #49
jandrese wrote: post #17

I wish Apple would make a sort of Raspberry Pi like board with an A series chip, ethernet, HDMI, GPIO, SD Card, etc... for $50-$100 that runs Linux. I would also like a flying unicorn. Seriously, a high power SBC at a reasonable price point would be insanely useful for projects like portable MAME cabinets, video transcoders, scene displays, etc... I love the Pi but it's so old tech, especially the video cores, that i…

So basically a PC with GPIO? NVIDIA Jetson is the closest you can get in terms of performance, but the price is closer to $500. DX2 specs: GPU: NVIDIA Pascal™, 256 CUDA cores (1302MHz) CPU: HMP Dual Denver 2/2 MB L2 + Quad ARM® A57/2 MB L2 (1.4Ghz/2Ghz) Video: 4K x 2K 60 Hz Encode (HEVC) and 4K x 2K 60 Hz Decode (12-Bit Support) Memory: 8 GB 128 bit LPDDR4 (59.7 GB/s) Display: 2x DSI, 2x DP 1.2 / HDMI 2.0 / eDP 1.4 C…

There is video story at all (except a serial console), but the apu2 amd-based boards are nice, stable targets, and much, much faster than a rpi for networking applications:

https://pcengines.ch/about.htm

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Post by dangoor »

tzahola wrote: post #58
abritinthebay wrote: post #24

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Not really. The main issue is software. Add a Bluetooth keyboard and you can code just fine on iOS. The problem is that there are no native tools for it (that we have access to). That’s actually a very minor hurdle, not a long way at all.

iOS won’t ever be a development platform. That would necessitate bringing down the AppStore walled garden, which would be a very stupid move from Apple.

Not sure why you say this. There are already various kinds of developer tools on iOS (see Codea, for example). They don't bring down the App Store walls.

An Xcode for iOS would be designed to make it straightforward to develop iOS apps and then sign them and upload them to the App Store when you're ready.

Re: Apple's 7nm A12 chip could be the best feature in the 2018 iPhones

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Post by Pamar »

dfrey wrote: post #69
jandrese wrote: post #17

I wish Apple would make a sort of Raspberry Pi like board with an A series chip, ethernet, HDMI, GPIO, SD Card, etc... for $50-$100 that runs Linux. I would also like a flying unicorn. Seriously, a high power SBC at a reasonable price point would be insanely useful for projects like portable MAME cabinets, video transcoders, scene displays, etc... I love the Pi but it's so old tech, especially the video cores, that i…

Apple is so in love with walled gardens. I can't imagine them ever making truly open hardware. Perhaps they are uniquely qualified to make something open because of the amount of effort they have put into making things that are closed.

Maybe something targeting schools/education?

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Post by IloveHN84 »

jandrese wrote: post #17

I wish Apple would make a sort of Raspberry Pi like board with an A series chip, ethernet, HDMI, GPIO, SD Card, etc... for $50-$100 that runs Linux. I would also like a flying unicorn. Seriously, a high power SBC at a reasonable price point would be insanely useful for projects like portable MAME cabinets, video transcoders, scene displays, etc... I love the Pi but it's so old tech, especially the video cores, that i…

I find it's a pity there's no Mac mini anymore, at least not a powerful one, with dedicated GPU, a kind of NUC Skull Canyon.

I still run a 2008 Mini with Manjaro Linux..still good for Kodi

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Post by h1d »

tambourine_man wrote: post #105
jandrese wrote: post #17

I wish Apple would make a sort of Raspberry Pi like board with an A series chip, ethernet, HDMI, GPIO, SD Card, etc... for $50-$100 that runs Linux. I would also like a flying unicorn. Seriously, a high power SBC at a reasonable price point would be insanely useful for projects like portable MAME cabinets, video transcoders, scene displays, etc... I love the Pi but it's so old tech, especially the video cores, that i…

Not a flying unicorn, but still a winged equine: the Mac Nano. A tiny white puck with a single usb-c plug for power and data. Inside, an A12 running OS X. Education and “enthusiast” market. GPIO as a dongle, of course. They can release the A13 version in colors the next year :)

Apple has been targeting the general public filling their needs with easy to use device/software stack and while part of it is starting to fail (dropping AirMac series), I would consider them losing focus if they start to build tiny machines only targeted at geeks.

But I do feel that without extending their business what they're going to do with their massive cash just sitting around doing nothing.

Re: Apple's 7nm A12 chip could be the best feature in the 2018 iPhones

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Post by tambourine_man »

h1d wrote: post #176
tambourine_man wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not a flying unicorn, but still a winged equine: the Mac Nano. A tiny white puck with a single usb-c plug for power and data. Inside, an A12 running OS X. Education and “enthusiast” market. GPIO as a dongle, of course. They can release the A13 version in colors the next year :)

Apple has been targeting the general public filling their needs with easy to use device/software stack and while part of it is starting to fail (dropping AirMac series), I would consider them losing focus if they start to build tiny machines only targeted at geeks. But I do feel that without extending their business what they're going to do with their massive cash just sitting around doing nothing.

I think you mean Airport

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Post by pdimitar »

protomyth wrote: post #139
fastball wrote: post #121

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I'm confused as to how you have a computer with only a single port... what do you imagine plugging the one port into?

For most of the day my Macbook Pro is basically a computer with one port plugged into a dock with its case shut since I like using my LG 21x9 screen more than the built in screen.

Do you have a link to a good guide on how you can use a MacBook Pro with the lid closed all the time? (Obviously with external display[s].)

I tried 2 times -- granted they weren't very honest attempts, I hoped to have it done in 5 minutes, but failed.

I am looking for a no-BS quick guide if you have one lying around.

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Post by rangibaby »

tambourine_man wrote: post #177
h1d wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple has been targeting the general public filling their needs with easy to use device/software stack and while part of it is starting to fail (dropping AirMac series), I would consider them losing focus if they start to build tiny machines only targeted at geeks. But I do feel that without extending their business what they're going to do with their massive cash just sitting around doing nothing.

I think you mean Airport

It’s called AirMac in Japan

Re: Apple's 7nm A12 chip could be the best feature in the 2018 iPhones

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Post by rangibaby »

pdimitar wrote: post #178
protomyth wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For most of the day my Macbook Pro is basically a computer with one port plugged into a dock with its case shut since I like using my LG 21x9 screen more than the built in screen.

Do you have a link to a good guide on how you can use a MacBook Pro with the lid closed all the time? (Obviously with external display[s].) I tried 2 times -- granted they weren't very honest attempts, I hoped to have it done in 5 minutes, but failed. I am looking for a no-BS quick guide if you have one lying around.

1. Make sure an external keyboard and mouse are available, wired or wireless is fine

2. Make sure your MacBook is plugged into power and an external display

3. Close lid

4. Your main desktop should show up on the external display. If your computer goes to sleep you can wake it up by clicking the mouse or typing on the keyboard.

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