HIGH PRIORITY
AI GPUs
NVIDIA CUDA-capable GPUs and other accelerators with substantial VRAM are especially useful for CYN-X and local AI development.
P40 / P4 / RTX / RTX A-SERIES / A4000 / A5000 / A6000
01 / MISSION
BARKLY LABS / HARDWARE DONATION PROGRAM
BUILD
THE NODE.
Barkly Labs is building dedicated computing infrastructure forCYN-X, our local AI platform and experimental technology stack.
We don't need every piece of hardware to be new. We need useful hardware to have somewhere useful to go.
02 / THE NODE
COMPUTE
SHOULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE.
CYN-X needs somewhere to run. Instead of making every development machine carry the entire workload, Barkly is building a dedicated local compute node that can serve the laboratory.
01 / LOCAL AI
RUN THE WORK LOCALLY.
The compute node will provide dedicated hardware for local AI inference, experimentation, model testing, and CYN-X development without requiring every developer machine to carry the workload.
02 / DEVELOPMENT
MAKE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE.
Dedicated infrastructure means Barkly can keep development tools, services, models, APIs, documentation systems, and experiments running without turning a personal laptop into the entire lab.
03 / COMMUNITY
BUILD SOMETHING OTHER PEOPLE CAN USE.
Infrastructure built for one project can become infrastructure for many. The node can support future Barkly projects, experiments, educational material, documentation, and community technology.
04 / OPEN WORK
LET THE HARDWARE BECOME KNOWLEDGE.
The goal isn't simply to own a powerful computer. It's to use the machine to create software, documentation, experiments, and knowledge that can be shared with other humans.
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THE COMPUTER IS A TOOL. THE HUMAN IS THE POINT.
We're building infrastructure so people can spend more time creating and less time fighting their hardware.
03 / HARDWARE
WHAT CAN
YOU GIVE?
We're interested in useful computing hardware in many forms: retired enterprise equipment, surplus components, workstation parts, complete systems, and things sitting unused in storage.
HIGH PRIORITY
SERVER & WORKSTATION COMPUTERS
Complete servers, workstations, tower systems, and enterprise computers can become the foundation of the compute node.
XEON / EPYC / THREADRIPPER / WORKSTATION SYSTEMS
HIGH PRIORITY
ECC MEMORY
Server and workstation memory is extremely useful for building reliable local infrastructure with enough capacity for AI workloads and development services.
DDR3 ECC / DDR4 ECC / DDR5 ECC / RDIMM / UDIMM
USEFUL
STORAGE
SATA SSDs, NVMe drives, enterprise SSDs, hard drives, and storage controllers can provide space for operating systems, models, datasets, documentation, and backups.
SATA SSD / NVME / HDD / ENTERPRISE STORAGE
USEFUL
POWER & COOLING
Power supplies, CPU coolers, server fans, case fans, thermal hardware, cables, and other infrastructure can make donated components usable.
PSU / COOLERS / FANS / CABLES / POWER HARDWARE
ALWAYS USEFUL
OTHER TECHNOLOGY
Networking equipment, monitors, development boards, electronics, adapters, test equipment, and other useful technology may also have a place in the lab.
SWITCHES / ROUTERS / BOARDS / MONITORS / TEST EQUIPMENT
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DON'T KNOW IF IT'S USEFUL?
Ask us anyway. We would rather look at a piece of hardware and determine whether it has a useful role than have something useful end up in a landfill.
04 / GIVE HARDWARE
GIVE THE LAB
A PIECE OF IT.
Hardware donations don't have to be complicated. A company retiring equipment, an engineer with spare components, or a person with an unused workstation can all help build the infrastructure.
HARDWARE DONATIONS / 001BUILD THE NODE
HAVE
HARDWARE?
Tell Barkly Labs what you have, where it is, and what you know about it. We can determine whether it fits the current compute node or another laboratory project.
START A HARDWARE DONATIONLET'S SEE WHAT
YOU'VE GOT.CONTACT BARKLY →Please include the manufacturer, model, approximate condition, quantity, and location when possible.
YOU'VE GOT.CONTACT BARKLY →Please include the manufacturer, model, approximate condition, quantity, and location when possible.
05 / SECOND LIFE
RETIRED
DOESN'T MEAN USELESS.
Technology is replaced constantly. That doesn't mean every replaced machine has finished doing useful work.
01
EXTEND THE LIFE OF HARDWARE
A server that is no longer appropriate for a corporate workload may still be excellent infrastructure for a small laboratory.
02
KEEP USEFUL COMPUTE OUT OF WASTE STREAMS
When equipment can be reused safely and responsibly, its useful life doesn't have to end when an organization upgrades.
03
TURN HARDWARE INTO OPEN WORK
Donated hardware can become software, documentation, experiments, research infrastructure, and public knowledge.
04
MAKE INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESSIBLE
Not everyone can afford dedicated AI hardware. Shared laboratory infrastructure can lower the barrier to experimentation.
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THE BARKLY PRINCIPLEBUILD WITH
WHAT ALREADY EXISTS.
WHAT ALREADY EXISTS.
Good engineering isn't always about buying the newest thing. Sometimes it's about looking at what humans already have and figuring out what it can become.
06 / TRANSPARENCY
SHOW THE
HARDWARE.
If someone gives Barkly a piece of equipment, they should be able to understand where it went and what it helped make possible.
01DONATION RECORD
We intend to maintain records of donated equipment, including what was received and when it entered the lab.
02HARDWARE INVENTORY
Equipment can be tracked as part of the laboratory's physical infrastructure rather than disappearing into an undocumented pile of parts.
03WHAT IT BECAME
Whenever practical, we want to show what a donated component ultimately became: a server, workstation, experiment, prototype, or another useful system.
04PUBLIC WORK
The goal is for donated hardware to create something visible: software, documentation, experiments, research, or infrastructure that can help other humans.
HARDWARE IS ONLY
THE BEGINNING.
CONTACT / HARDWARE 001
HAVE
SOMETHING?
Whether you're an individual with spare parts, an engineer with an old workstation, an organization retiring servers, or someone who knows where useful hardware is sitting — we'd love to hear from you.
CONTACT BARKLY →