Re: [orca-list] Some small linux device

["John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>]

If you are in the EU, I am going to throw an idea out there -- Soekris. 
Its a Danish company. They make hardware intended for use as routers. 
But the cool thing is that the BIOS is accessible. You can connect up a 
null modem cable, hit a hotkey during boot, and get into the BiOS via a 
terminal emulator. The one I have is at least 15 years old but I love it 
so much I cannot bear to throw it away. I believe the last time I 
upgraded it was to debian jessie. But I even had it talking via a 
hardware synth connected to the serial port. And they sell their own 
cases which are really nice.


I used to take this thing along on business trips. I had a USB headset 
and a USb keyboard so I'd be working on this tiny box with no monitor. 
The only problem was that it didn't have a battery. I always had to find 
some place to plug it in to use it.


On 7/7/20 10:21 AM, Vojtěch šmiro via orca-list wrote:
> Hello,
>
> yes, my friend from Czech Republic told me about Raspberry Pi, but he 
> warned me, I alone without seeing person cannot option it alone. And I 
> don't know where can I buy it in the czech Republic, who can help me 
> with optioning and what is Raspberry Pi. I know, it is like Lego 
> (smile). I can build it, but I am afraid I can break it.
>
> If you want, write me privatelly, but I believe, Raspberry Pi 
> interests other people and Pinebooks of course too. so it's your 
> choice how do you write me.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards
>
> Vojta.
>
> Kyle via orca-list napsal(a):
> > The Raspberry Pi 4 is good, and you can get it with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB 
> > of RAM. Those are probably the easiest to find and the least 
> > expensive as well. The OS is normally put onto a MicroSD, but there 
> > is also a way to make it boot from USB, which can sometimes be 
> > faster, depending on the boot device.
> >
> >
> > I have an older Pinebook, and they definitely at that time could have 
> > used improvement. I think the newer versions may have made those 
> > improvements, but I'm not sure, as I didn't try one yet. There is 
> > supposed to be a Pinebook Pro, which is supposed to offer a much 
> > better experience. The main advantage to these is that they are 
> > laptop computers complete with the keyboard and the screen. There are 
> > no separate parts, no cables, etc.
> >
> >
> > As for plugin devices, the Odroid N2 is certainly one of the best. 
> > This is what I'm using to write this message. It is a little larger 
> > than a Raspberry Pi, and it only ships with either 2GB or 4GB of RAM. 
> > But it has a 6-core processor, 4 large and 2 small, and the OS runs 
> > from an eMMC chip, which is closer to the size of 4 MicroSD's, 2 
> > side-by-side with two more stacked on top of them. The speed 
> > advantage is significant, though the price is also noticeably higher. 
> > The biggest advantage is that although all of these machines are 
> > passively cooled, the N2 doesn't even seem to get warm to the touch, 
> > no matter how much load I put on it.
> >
> >
> > These are some of the best small and fairly cool fanless Linux 
> > devices I know and/or have used. Hope this helps.
> >
> > ~Kyle
> >
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John G. Heim, jheim math wisc edu
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