For people like us, the framework laptop is already a very exciting prospect – a high-end computer that can be customized, upgraded and repaired with the support of the manufacturer? Sounds like music. But we are also pleased to see how the community can apply the modular components of the framework to services other than laptops.
A good example is that this absolutely gorgeous retro computer is made by [PENK Chen]. The motherboard terminal combines the frame motherboard, 5-inch 1080 x 1080 circular LCD display and olkb preonic mechanical keyboard into a smooth 3D printing shell, which is fixed together by magnets for easy access. Compared with raspberry PI, which we usually find in customized computer construction, the framework board provides incredible performance, not to mention the ability to run x86 operating system and software.
[PENK] Ubuntu 22 is now loaded 04 LTS, he reported that everything worked as expected, but in order for the system to work properly with the circular display, some xrandr commands need to be run. The standard Ubuntu UI doesn’t seem particularly suitable for such an unusual viewport, but we think you have to learn to adapt to this problem when you try such a weird screen.
Just a few weeks ago, we told you that the framework was releasing mechanical drawings of its motherboard module, which we predicted would be a great blessing for those who make custom computers. To be honest, we expect cyberdeck to be the first version to appear in our inbox, but you won’t find us complaining about seeing more antique personal terminals.