[MinnowBoard] MinnowBoard MAX announcement

[David Anders]

Ken,

On 03/31/2014 02:44 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
> On 3/31/14, 10:28, "Ken Tait" <ktait at venturesystemdesign.com> 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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