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10 years since Tina arrived in Berlin. One photo still from the shelter, the other - from a few minutes ago ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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RCORE RK3588 testing prep!
a big table with lots of purple pcbs lined up. in the back looms a desktop reform showing testing instructions on screen
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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lil touch test (finally found the i2c usb adapter while cleaning up forsaken corners of the studio with @theawesomerandomness )
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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we launched 4 little products in the MNT shop today, 3 of them are spare parts for MNT Pocket Reform and 1 is a new *iridescent/holo fabric* version of the MNT Reform Sleeve!

1. https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform-sleeve
2 […]
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October 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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here is a rare interview based article on MNT Reform and open hardware in general, in german but i think modern browsers have a built-in babelfish. i said more political things that didn't make the cut (about surveillance tech industry (chat control, thorn etc), right-wing tech, our products […]
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October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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purple-pink is a good color
purple pocket reform and purple mnt keyboard, both with magenta keyboard backlight, are on the table, accompanied by a cup of coffee.
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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berliners: where do you buy your used books nowadays?

(boost is ok 📚)
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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installed wasteland 2 via steam, works! also nice that trackpad gesture works
October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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large pocket reform isn't real, it can't hurt you
spoiler: black mnt reform next preproduction model next to black mnt pocket reform production model next to tangara (gay ipod) on my desk at home
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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[dog looking straight at you (EC)]

outtake from press photoshoot where tina the dog looks cute (and tele lens making her snout look much shorter than it is lol)
tina, black little dog (mudi mix?) looking directly into the camera. behind her is me, unsharp, holding her and looking on
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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yooo we got debian 13 iso installed and booting on MNT Quasar prototype! @cas did most of the work and tina was barking and demanding snacks
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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did a manual shake test to see if the battery holders are stable now
September 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Maybe someone is going (or knows someone who is going) to this festival?
October 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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the re-routed version 4 of the MNT Reform Next motherboard arrived and @theawesomerandomness assembled it yesterday and i immediately tested the camera's usb3/superspeed modes, and yeah, the new routing and stackup made it work, at least on one of the two internal usb3 controllers!
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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i can finally show you the supporter t-shirt design for MNT Reform Next! this is a test print in size M (too big for me, i mostly wear S). it's a 4-color screenprint and i did the design this time, based on many small MNT/Reform related design elements made […]

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me in an oversized black shirt with mnt reform next design and purple/pink hair looking sideways me in an oversized black shirt with mnt reform next design and purple/pink hair looking towards the camera with iced decaf in one hand (it's very hot here r/n)
August 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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i've been a bit more quiet here over the last weeks, but there has been tons of activity at MNT. most importantly: @theawesomerandomness has been working tirelessly on building and packaging MNT Reforms and MNT Pocket Reforms (incl. DIY kits), supported in […]

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stacks of black boxes and cardboard boxes with MNT logos on them on a table at the studio. these contain MNT Pocket Reforms going soon to people who've ordered them in our shop. Tina the dog is lurking cutely under the table a table filled with 14 black silk wrapped brand new "classic" MNT Reform open hardware laptops (all with RK3588 processor and the latest electronics)
July 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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We arrived at GPN with @mntmn
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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On our way to GPN 🚉
@mntmn
June 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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multi track drifting
my pov in high speed train to karlsruhe, reform next proto on my lap with terminal stuff, and pocket reform behind it showing login screen
June 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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(wanted to post this last night, but then mastodon social was down) the MNT Desktop Reform case design is finally done now, incl. lots of mounting options, easily programmable LEDs, power button, secondary (micro)-HDMI, and mousebites to choose between […]

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a mnt reform classic motherboard in the new "desktop" case, in an iso 3d view in freecad the same item, but viewed from below, displaying 3 sets of mounting holes (incl 2x vesa) and two slots for passing cables through to a potential downstream box (for batteries etc) the same item, but showing the other port cover, which has the power button, LEDs, SD card slot etc kicad 3d viewer showing the back of the front panel/port cover incl. 10 reverse mounted LEDs and a reverse mounted power button
June 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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anyone going to GPN in karlsruhe next week? will be there with @theawesomerandomness
June 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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classic MNT Reform with RK3588 manufacturing is running! (photo and assembly of laptops by @theawesomerandomness)
2 rows of 7 upside down MNT Reform laptops each on a table. in the background, Tina the dog chilling on the company sofa
May 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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tried to implement scrolling inertia (so that you can "flick" and don't have to scroll scroll scroll which feels like work) in the reform next trackpad... i think it works out pretty well. this shall be configurable of course
May 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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trying out color combos for MNT Desktop Reform (affordable version). the bases are 3D printed and lid is aluminum.
4 potential base/lid color combos: yellow/black, pink/black, pink/pastel purple, translucent blue/pastel purple. the lids are brushed aluminum and have a cnc engraved mnt logo 2 more combos: black/black and black/pastel purple
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM