Ken,
On 03/31/2014 02:44 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
On 3/31/14, 10:28, "Ken Tait" <[email protected]> wrote:
Scott,
you guys are spending too much time on new boards and basically
abandoning those of us that bought the minnow.
we aren't abandoning the original MinnowBoard. The big key here is we
wanted to take advantage of the things that were learned about the
original Minnow, including the complaints, with a design that addressed
them as quickly as possible. which is why we put a lot of resources into
getting the MinnowMax completed as quickly as possible.
I see no lures out there, so this board has little to offer me if I
can't get a PCIe option. Ya I know the hype but I cannot buy any lures..
we've already completed the mPCIe+mSATA lure, as well as 21 other lures.
these lures are based on the original designs released under creative
commons for arduino shields. we had a choice on our resources, either
spend them on getting some of the lures out for the original Minnow, or
get the MinnowMax completed and then work on lures for both of the
designs. as i stated earlier, we really want to address many of the
original issues with the Minnow as quickly as possible, so the Lures
became secondary.
Thanks for raising the issue Ken. Cc'ing David Anders for comment on that
particular point.
As an ex Intel guy I can tell you with certainty you are shooting your
foot off here. Raspberry and beagle are strong because of stability and
user support..I see none of this from intel. You can't just make the
hardware and walk away.
please note, while Intel is strong partner in the project with technical
support and development resources, the entire design of both the
original Minnow and MinnowMax are done by Circuitco, the same developers
and manufacturers of the BeagleBoard.org project. MinnowBoard is not an
official Intel project, and MinnowBoard.org is a non-profit foundation
with board members.
as a side note, when we released the first BeagleBone (aka White), there
were no capes released at the same time. it too about 6 months before
the first commercially available capes began showing up. we certainly
understand now that having accessory boards available is extremely
important to the product release. that is why we have already designed
these lures to be released on the very same day the MinnowMax will be
available for purchase.
in addition, i'll make you a one time offer: if you feel your original
minnow is being abandoned, i'll be happy to exchange it for you to a
MinnowMax with the mPCIe+mSATA lure when we go to production...
thanks
Dave Anders
Ken
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