About this episode
The episode discusses the future of RISC-V desktops, Steam Machines, and System 76's involvement with Congress over age checks.
Valve says Steam Machine might definitely come in 2026, System 76 heads to Congress over mandatory age checks, a full GUI OS for your Raspberry Pi 2050, and Ubuntu is doubling down on RISC-V. Bonus show plus Video: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Come say hi in Discord! https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ Topic links Steam Machines in 2026? https://www.vice.com/en/article/valve-responds-to-steam-machine-delay-fears-confirms-2026-release-window/ System76 vs Congress https://x.com/carlrichell/status/2031125624711164182 FrankOS retro OS https://github.com/rh1tech/frankos RISC-V 2026 https://www.hackster.io/news/canonical-declares-that-2026-is-the-year-of-ubuntu-linux-on-the-risc-v-desktop-server-and-more-850a24c1e8b1 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:29 A week evaluating RISC-V 03:38 Sun hardware from 1993 is still in production 05:59 New Steam hardware shipping in 2026, probably. 12:04 System 76 founder goes to congress. 19:14 A full GUI operating system for the RP2050 microcontroller 26:50 Canonical declares 2026 the year of RISC-V
Topics covered
- RISC-V
- Steam Machine
- System 76
- Congress
- Raspberry Pi
- Ubuntu
- 2026
Keywords
- RISC-V
- Steam Machine
- System 76
- Congress
- Raspberry Pi
- Ubuntu
- 2026
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Valve, System 76, Congress, Ubuntu
Products: Steam Machine, Raspberry Pi
Books & works: FrankOS
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