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1. rwmj · 1789652371 · focus · HN ↗

   It's Arm based, although they barely mention that.

   1. Animats · 1789658940 · focus · HN ↗

      Thanks. Looked for that in the article and couldn't find it.

      What are the GPU capabilities?

      1. numpad0 · 1789681557 · focus · HN ↗

         Likely none? I believe they just don't give graphics out to non-x86 servers. If you mean GPU as in SIMD processor, I believe this is supposed to have it in forms of massive SIMD capabilities on CPU itself.

         1. FlowingRiver · 1789689408 · focus · HN ↗

            These things feel like, if they have any video output, it would be a single VGA port for if you REALLY need to get a signal from it.

            1. numpad0 · 1789714520 · focus · HN ↗

               x86 servers are like that. PC/AT memory map have the range for VRAM, but RS232C is optional, so you can't just have the RS232C and not VGA on an x86 as its debug/recovery interface.

               Platform designers can make up their own memory maps, so non-x86 ones can just have UART I/O buffer and hardware interface wired up in whatever address you want and forgo VGA.

               I have a 32bit SPARC machine on a shelf I got from a junk hardware shop, it has a DB25 for console. It's ok.

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