The perfect first, or second, computer.
Machdyne computers run Zeitlos: a quiet, open operating system you can understand, all the way down to the chip.
For years, Machdyne has been building small, open-source FPGA computers. Alongside them, we’ve developed Zeitlos: our own system-on-a-chip and operating system. Zeitlos is now ready for everyday work. And with AI, it’s improving faster than ever.
A quiet place to work
A Machdyne computer does less, on purpose. No notifications. No noise. Just a quiet place to work on what matters most.
- Write in a clean text editor, and print without installing drivers
- Keep budgets and records in a spreadsheet, with a calendar and clock
- Back up every version of every file to a USB stick
- Go online only when you want to: Web, Gopher, Gemini, IRC and SSH
As a second computer
A place for concentrated work. Keep your other computer for everything else, and give your book, your notes or your accounts a machine of their own.
As a first computer
It’s where you learn how it all works, and write your first program. The built-in learn app has courses on the computer itself, and BASIC, Scheme and C are on the machine. A place to experiment and be inspired.
What is Zeitlos?
Zeitlos is a system-on-a-chip and an operating system, designed together. Because a Machdyne computer is built around an FPGA, a chip whose circuits are defined by an open design, every layer is open and documented. You can read it, understand it and change it.
- A 32-bit RISC-V processor, with graphics, sound and cryptography in hardware
- Pre-emptive multitasking microkernel
- A 640 × 480 desktop in white, amber, green or paper
- Up to 256 colors in game mode
- Multiple fonts, keyboard layouts, text-to-speech and captions
- Open-source – free updates as Zeitlos improves
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