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| Subject | Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.politics, alt.economy, alt.business, talk.politics.misc |
| References | (5 earlier) <loqr2lFbiqfU1@mid.individual.net> <YMOcnVdpx9Igo7X6nZ2dnZfqnPGdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lor7r1Fdd01U1@mid.individual.net> <qfadnYBedKBi87X6nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lor9usFdl7cU2@mid.individual.net> |
| From | "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> |
| Organization | wokiesux |
| Date | 2024-11-04 02:35 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <5PCcndaO0_vK5LX6nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 5 groups.
On 11/4/24 2:03 AM, rbowman wrote: > On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 01:51:43 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote: > >> Anyway, Linux lets these boxes be all that they can be as opposed to >> the obese pig Win - and you don't have to create an online M$ spy >> account ! > > The Beelink came with Windows 11 Pro. I was a little skeptical of the > license but Win11 didn't last long enough to bother. I've done dual boots > in the past but lately I go scorched earth if there's anything on the > drive. I do NOT need M$ for anything whatsoever - so Win DIES immediately ! Made a VM of a recent FreeBSD so I could experiment with installation quirks and see how to install xorg and xfce desktop. The way it works the GUI stuff does NOT come up automagically, but you have to 'startx'. For my needs this is kinda exactly what I want. MOST access will be SSH. The GUIs *can* be very handy sometimes ... but you don't necessarily want them to start EVERY time. In any case, very happy with BeeLink/BMax. Alas do NOT have the Pi I/O pins, but different boards for different uses hey ........ Recently got an Ard Uno and the bits and pieces to build an electronic door lock. TWO-button switch. The idea is to enter a 7 or 8 digit BINARY combo using the buttons with maybe a 10-15 second time-out. Gotta decide on polling -vs- interrupt ... interrupt can use much less standby power if you do it right combined with the Ard low-power/sleep library. Amazing what can be done even with really weak/slow chips. For MOST Ard uses though I'd rec the Mega2560 - but you may have to tweak the libs for accessories as the pins are different. Built some good multi-channel solar-powered environmental monitors using those boards. Note the "RuggedDurino 2560" ... all pins zener protected. You CAN buy 3.3v logic-level MOSFETS now, which would be handier for PI applications that have to drive relays and such. However I tend to put optoisolators between boards and the outside world if extreme signal speed isn't required. This is both safe AND you can drive the optos with 3.3 but use 5v or more on the transistor side of things. Also great at rejecting high-volt/low-amp noise from motors, relays, ignition systems and such.
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Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-03 00:54 -0400
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-03 08:48 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-03 19:15 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-03 15:25 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 22:58 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-03 15:24 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 22:56 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-04 08:35 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-04 16:40 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 18:14 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 10:25 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:41 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 00:32 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-03 23:10 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 23:24 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-03 18:30 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 02:49 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-03 22:25 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 06:27 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 01:51 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 07:03 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 02:35 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 18:10 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 19:30 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 20:07 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-05 12:24 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 00:16 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Harold Stevens <wookie@aspen.localdomain> - 2024-11-04 02:02 -0600
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-04 17:47 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 19:00 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 00:02 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-04 16:46 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:59 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 00:17 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-05 07:33 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 20:15 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-04 13:01 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 10:20 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:30 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 10:45 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-04 19:57 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 13:15 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-04 19:57 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 20:08 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 20:18 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-05 20:31 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-05 23:38 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 00:26 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-06 01:29 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 11:12 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-06 11:24 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 11:11 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 17:49 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:38 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-06 16:46 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:37 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-07 17:12 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-08 01:13 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-08 02:43 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-06 16:41 -0500
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:36 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 00:19 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-05 21:46 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:58 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 11:29 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 19:40 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-05 00:25 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-05 07:47 -0800
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:56 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 05:05 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 20:50 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-03 22:58 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 23:25 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-04 04:57 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 05:06 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-04 13:09 +0000
Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 18:53 +0000
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