Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
cato8: a private AI computer with a physical network switch
cato8 presents a local-AI computer with models pre-installed, setup by an engineer, and a physical switch intended to disconnect it from the network.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Teams handling confidential documents
- Worth noticing
- The page says a £250 deposit is fully refundable and nothing is charged until the computer ships.
Field notes
The configurator offers aluminium or black finishes, one unit or a two-unit stack, and named model choices including Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B, Mistral Small 24B, and Whisper Large v3. The page says the touch display reports model, speed, memory, temperature, and bytes sent, with its outbound counter shown as zero. It also describes included engineer setup and a £250 refundable deposit, with payment deferred until shipment.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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