Two new exciting boards for RPi Compute module 4

To everyone interested,
just found two new (and IMHO very exciting) boards project for the RaspBerry Pi Compute Module 4:

1. A full Mini-ITX board with an onboard PCIe x16 slot, all details on indieagogo, link here:
   https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/over-board-raspberry-pi-4-mini-itx-motherboard#/
2. A new game handled device that is super cool and the creator seems to have committed to release all schematics as Open Source, link here:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPKUmwa3sU&feature=youtu.be
   https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/kr112s/cm4_handheld_my_first_prototype/

:)

A new game handled device that is super cool

Very interesting, I’ll have to keep an eye on that one.

I knew you’d say that Jon :)

yup it’s a really cool one and also has a 1Gbps Ethernet port so uber awesome, also lots of features.

I think it would be a perfect match/platform for !RetroArch and maybe a combination of ADFFS + RetroArch ;)

Thanks, they both look interesting. If I hadn’t got my eye on a Pinebook Pro with RISC OS on it. I’d be up for the Mini-ITX board.

I wonder if Andrew R. is going to order in some Pinebook Pro’s.

Are any – available now in the UK? Jan 2021

Colin yes, we have our eyes on some PB Pros when the code is ready. As you probably realised, most of those Cloverleaf bits of hardware were basically RCI-derived projects in one shape or form, in Cloverleaf cases. I’d estimate the code is still 4-6 months off completion though.

@ Andrew Rawnsley

that’s really nice to hear, I really like the PB Pro and hopefully we’ll have a RISC OS running on it in the ETA you’ve shared, thanks! :)

BTW just a quick warning to who may want to back the ITX board, I would recommend to refrain yourself given that:

a) CM4 is not yet fully supported in RISC OS and nor is that board. So, that board it’s not a buy and use and nor it’s optimised for RISC OS
b) The campaign will deliver anyway, so there is plenty of opportunities for whoever wants to do the porting work in the future

@Andrew Rawnsley
Have you any Pinebook Pro’s for sale – maybe 2nd hand?

Would be good to try out Linux RO.
Seems it runs Artworks/RiscCAD/
IProCad/TecWriter.

Seems you can connect via WiFi – I wonder if messenger etc works?