Difference between revisions of "Balthazar"

Latest revision as of 11:05, 1 October 2022

a Personal Computing Device

One laptop for the new internet.

Secure, fast, inexpensive, open, robust, upgradeable, and sustainable. All of that.

BPCD - Balthazar Personal Computing Device is a 13.3" upgradable and expandable laptop that is based on a few concepts inspired by EOMA68, but powered by RISC-V processor(s) open architecture or FPGA boards running emulation as a Computing Module Standard boards and other Systems on a Module that run on Linux OS or all of those running together with added co-processing power such as FPGA Lattice Diamond - ULX3S.

It contains all the hardware and continuously developing software and firmware features preventing data-theft and any unwanted 3rd party intrusion into the system by default. It should run default low-level security layer software based on LUKS , Libreswan and is also envisaged to be GNUnet ready. Its keyboard should be also inter-swappable with known x2xx ThinkPad keyboard replacement via developed adapter and a frame.

While being versatile and robust it also follows CERN OSHL, GNU-GPL, FOSS, ISA and even CC guidelines.

What is all that FOSS and CC and OS…? → Glossary

For all children age 9-99.

Want to know more?

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-== <strong>Balthazar - a Personal Computing Device</strong> ==
+__NOTOC__
+== <center><strong>a Personal Computing Device</strong></center> ==
+<center><strong><big>One laptop for the new internet.</big></strong></center>
-<strong>One laptop for the new internet.</strong>
-<strong>Secure, fast, inexpensive. Pick all three.</strong>
+<center>Secure, fast, inexpensive, open, robust, upgradeable, and sustainable. All of that.</center>
-BPCD - Balthazar Personal Computing Device is a 13.3" laptop that contains all the hardware and software features and precautions to prevent any 3rd party intrusion into the system.
-While being versatile and robust it also strictly follows GNU, FOSS and EOMA guidelines.
-It is very expensive to buy an “advanced” or secure laptop and it comes with usually "customised" and mostly propitiatory software that bounds a user to a manufacturer, this is where BPCD comes in.
+[[File:P3.resized.png|center|prototype]]
+<gallery mode=packed>
+File:P1.resized.png|thumb|
+File:P2.resized.png|thumb|
+File:P4.resized.png|thumb|
+</gallery>
-BPCD is aimed to inexpensively enable end user to control all the inputs via physical hardware switches and security dongles, preventing even a remote possibility to have system invaded by any 3rd party.
+'''BPCD''' - '''B'''althazar '''P'''ersonal '''C'''omputing '''D'''evice is a '''13.3"''' upgradable and expandable laptop that is based on a few concepts inspired by  '''[https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/2-7-5-cards-under-way-nlnet-and-intel-compute-card EOMA68]''', but powered by  [https://riscv.org/ RISC-V] processor(s) open architecture or FPGA boards running emulation as a Computing Module Standard boards and other Systems on a Module that run on '''[https://www.linux.org Linux OS]''' or all of those running together with added co-processing power such as FPGA Lattice Diamond - [https://radiona.org/ulx3s/ ULX3S].
-It is NOT OLPC-like, but it follows some of OLPC product design innovations and features, adopted and improved for today’s performance requirements focusing on privacy, safety and personal data protection and encrypted shared data or a retention of the same in its own “cloud”.
+It contains all the hardware and continuously developing software and firmware features preventing data-theft and any unwanted 3<small>rd</small> party intrusion into the system by default. It should run default low-level security layer software based on [https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/blob/master/README.md '''LUKS''' ], [https://libreswan.org/ '''Libreswan'''] and is also envisaged to be '''[http://GNUnet.org/en/about.html GNUnet]''' ready. Its keyboard should be also inter-swappable with known x2xx ThinkPad keyboard replacement via developed adapter and a frame.
+While being versatile and robust it also follows '''CERN OSHL''', '''GNU-GPL''',  '''FOSS''',  '''ISA''' and even '''CC''' guidelines.
+<small>What is all that FOSS and CC and OS…?</small> '''→''' [[Glossary]]<br>
-=== Remember - a “Cloud” is just other people’s or corporations’  computers. ===
-Education being a very important issue today all over the planet is yet another field where BPCD will make an impact.  New generations need to learn and understand the importance of being secure and how to care about their personal data, moreover additional connectors and IO’s  also enable them to tinker and create their own devices or program LEGO sensors and actuators while retractable GPIO module, enables them in controlling, testing and programming sensors, actuators and other electronic devices and gadgets from literally every other manufacturer. (Matrix, VeX, Arduino etc.)
+<center><strong><big>'''For all children age 9-99.'''</big></strong></center>
+Want to know more?<br>
+<div style="background: #819ba3; margin: auto; column-count: 3;" class="menue">
+* [[Goals]], [[Features]] and [[Specifications]]
+* [[News]]
+* [[FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
+* [[Documentation]] and [[Instruction Manual]]
+* [[Links]] and [[Glossary]]
+* [[Contact|Contacts]]
+* [https://github.com/balthazar-space GitHub pages]
+</div>