Posted on Jul 9, 2016
The PocketC.H.I.P. Is the Handheld Linux Machine I've Been Looking For
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http://lifehacker.com/the-pocketc-h-i-p-is-the-handheld-linux-machine-ive-be [login to see]
Me: Reads article
*Drools on keyboard*
*Cleans keyboard*
*Checks out https://chip.hackster.io/*
*Drools on Keyboard again*
Total WANT ! ! !
Me: Reads article
*Drools on keyboard*
*Cleans keyboard*
*Checks out https://chip.hackster.io/*
*Drools on Keyboard again*
Total WANT ! ! !
The PocketC.H.I.P. Is the Handheld Linux Machine I've Been Looking For
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SGT (Join to see)
Right ? ! I had to fight so hard to not buy this the first hour I saw it. I may need to unfollow this thread. This would be so awesome to carry in classrooms for notes versus my EEE.
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SSgt Mark Lines
SGT (Join to see) - No doubt. I am already in trouble with the wife for buying a new Kindle....
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Hmm....I wonder with the right programming, if this can be turned into a miniature all around gaming emulator.
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PO1 (Join to see)
Probably.
I have used this on a Raspberry Pi to make NES and SNES emulators. I also have an N64 emulator on there, but the board I used is old and can't support it.
This has a 1GHz processor and 512MB ram and you may be able to use the GPU to support emulating 64 bit systems, though that is just a thought. I can't prove that.
https://retropie.org.uk/
I have used this on a Raspberry Pi to make NES and SNES emulators. I also have an N64 emulator on there, but the board I used is old and can't support it.
This has a 1GHz processor and 512MB ram and you may be able to use the GPU to support emulating 64 bit systems, though that is just a thought. I can't prove that.
https://retropie.org.uk/
Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi
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SGT (Join to see) Ok...I have a degree in Management, Information Systems. I am a consummate nerd. I am an avid video gamer, I have over $3k into my desktop, and I appreciate the benefits of Linux.
Why on earth would you buy a crippled device like this, relative to any android or (choke, gasp, puke) an iPhone? I understand the whole 'rebel' vibe, I do. But man. At the end of the day, I want PROCESSING POWER. Cycles. MIPS.
Why on earth would you buy a crippled device like this, relative to any android or (choke, gasp, puke) an iPhone? I understand the whole 'rebel' vibe, I do. But man. At the end of the day, I want PROCESSING POWER. Cycles. MIPS.
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Different tools for different tasks. Never know what benefits can come from being "grandfathered in".
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PO1 (Join to see)
I think it is just a nice little toy for hacking. I set up a networked security system that uses motion sensing cameras using raspberry pis, an old dell, and a handful of Logitech Web cams. Wrote a lot of it in python and used django as an MVC.
I would use something like this as a "mobile" (in range of my wifi) management tool or a viewer of some sort, but you are right, I can just access the "Web page" i set up on an android or iPhone.
I would use something like this as a "mobile" (in range of my wifi) management tool or a viewer of some sort, but you are right, I can just access the "Web page" i set up on an android or iPhone.
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