Modular Prya

[Immun1ty]

Hi I only recently came across finding a pandora after all these years. It is pretty awesome still even if it is aged, and was worth every penny.

But on the question at hand. When it is said that the Prya would be modular for newer processors. Is there any that are in mind? Such as Armv8-v9 and so forth? Or are there going to be branch offs like x86 atoms, Tegra. Or a bit of both? Assuming the cpu boards will be manufactured by dragonbox. What sort of ideas are there about this?

Thankyou.

 

[rygD]

I think ED wanted to stick with ARM (not that we have many other options anymore). Since you want official CPU boards from him, he will have to answer this. I would love to see some made by others, as well.

 

[Caine]

With Intel just having cancelled their mobile line of atom processors, an x86 board has become quite unlikely.

As for other CPU boards, it's too soon to say. Let's get the current one built first.

 

[Klumpen]

With Intel just having cancelled their mobile line of atom processors, an x86 board has become quite unlikely.

The old Atom CPUs are still available, or not? Well, maybe they'll go out of production soon.

 

[Caine]

For a while, but who wants to bet on a discontinued processor line...oh... wait

 

[WizardStan]

Also remember that the modular design is for upgrading years down the road. The market moves so fast, with companies changing changing focus, that it doesn't really make sense to try and guess what will be available in the next 2-5 years.

 

[Klumpen]

For a while, but who wants to bet on a discontinued processor line...oh... wait

 

[pmprog]

ED also said it'll be made open how to to build your own CPU board, so if you were interested, you could try and make your own.

 

[rygD]

For completion, he said all schematics and files will be released. That is why I want other people to make CPU boards, if they want to go in a different direction than ED.

After reading a bit of the coverage on the Pyra, it seems many people are missing info like this, and those are the things that make this project so much greater than how it may look now. I really don't think that the price is too bad for what you get, but repairs and upgrades will be fairly easy, and much cheaper than buying a whole new device. It seems people responding to the news are focused on price and specs. Since it isn't intended to be a throwaway device the entry price pays off over time when you upgrade in a few years instead of throwing it away. The modularity means you aren't stuck with the current specs, and I think the current specs are respectable enough. They are good enough for most of my daily computer use (not just handheld gaming).

 

[Asaggynoodle]

I've already asked this question quite a while ago, but never heard anything about it.
https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/microprocessor-upgrade-modules.76885/

 

[Lao Rebel]

i love the Modular design. i'm not the type that like to throw things away. i really believe that every tech should be modular. just my thoughts.