DIY Maker Mindset

Before design our PowerPC Open Hardware Notebook we have adapted the NXP Dev Board with the selected PowerPC CPU to be a Desktop computer with a video card running GNU/Linux on it.

Then we have started to conceive and design our Open Hardware Motherboard.

Below a short list of Milestone reached during years thanks the collaboration of volunteer, donors, associations and individual.

2017

PowerPC Notebook Block Diagram done!

PowerPC Notebook block diagram
2019

PCB for a Happy New Year!

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Orcad Source Schematics Published

Dec
2021

PCB gerber files published, Updates on the Prototypes

PCB PowerPC Notebook

December 2021 updates - facing electronic components shortages

qemu_kvm
2022

Prototypes ready, let's proceed to test them.

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2024

Major improvements for Powerboard Tyche despite adversity, but there is still work to be done

PowerboardTyche_August24HardwareDesignerReports
2025

Strategic Change: By 2025, let's do whatever It Takes to achieve at Least a desktop version!

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Schematics of the Powerboard Tyche Desktop version Completed! Soon starting the PCB design

team work

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