Not ragging on the author, but I'm always confused whenever I see a "make your own computer" project like this that doesn't start with hardware first. I mean, there's already seems to be a quite advanced OS for it and some detailed docs, but no physical "computer" to speak of, just a lot of mockups.

Why a hardware project at that point and not a virtual machine like pico-8?

I'm just saying, its kinda the opposite approach a hardware person would take.

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ikskuh 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Creator here.

Please take a look at the gallery, where there are photos of the actual electronics setups!

Also don't the mechanical mockups count as hardware? A pile of jumperwires, breadboards and devices don't make a good hero image, but physical hardware mockups do.

Also the electronics design in its current form is actually iteration 5 of the system, while the OS development started with iteration 2.

The OS does boot on the electrical prototype

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nancyminusone 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

>A pile of jumperwires, breadboards and devices don't make a good hero image

I strongly disagree! Hardware people love seeing that sort of thing - the more guts you show, the better. It means you've gotten something to work and probably know what you're talking about. Take pride in what you have accomplished so far! Ideas and concepts are a dime a dozen; working hardware is a worthy milestone.

	▲	ikskuh 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Note taken! Will add a new "cleaned up" photo that isn't also entangled with kids stuff, and other desk content :D Sadly, it really looks atrocious and it's currently a 3D build which is hard to photograph.

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androiddrew 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Add email notifications with updates on your progress. I won’t remember to come back and look at this for … maybe ever but I’d open and read a news letter on the progress

	▲	ikskuh 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Creator here! You can subscribe to the E-Mail newsletter linked on the front page (or on Community)

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wizzwizz4 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

https://ashet.computer/hardware/ looks like hardware to me. While not all the manufacturing considerations have been addressed, there's a "functional cable clutter prototype", and you can build your own Ashet-compatible.

	▲	myself248 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		That all looks like renders and diagrams to me. Dime a dozen, as has been said. https://ashet.computer/gallery/img/ashet-hc-devsetup-02.jpg looks like hardware!