Re: Pendrive computer

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Pendrive computer
Date	2016-12-28 19:30 +0100
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On 12/28/2016 9:20 AM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
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> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 09:31:20 -0500
> rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
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>> Just wondering if anybody on here has acquired something like the following
>> (basically a computer on a  stick / pendrive) and tried loading Debian (or any
>> Linux) on it?
>>
>> Have you found any that aren't preloaded with Windows?
>>
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> This company has a preloaded USB stick that is the entire computer -
> http://www.fit-pc.com/web/

Did you have an explicit product in mind?
They obviously have the technical expertise to meet my needs.
However their obvious target audience is OEM &/or mass marketers.

What I'm looking for is a retail product that would compete with 
PDA's of a decade ago.
The "application" specific compute power would be satisfied by 
equivalent of a 2 MHz Z80A with <= 640k of RAM. I do not have the 
expertise to estimate how much compute power that would be 
required to drive a current touch screen display.

Raspberry (sp?) Pi's have the compute power. But their form 
factor is terminally CLUNKY. Besides which I'm looking for an 
"off the shelf" solution.
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> They will preload any OS, Linux, Mac, Windows.
>
> I have not personally tried these.
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Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 15:40 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-12-28 16:50 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 19:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 03:40 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-12-29 05:40 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-29 14:00 +0100
          Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 14:40 +0100
            Re: Pendrive computer John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-12-29 15:20 +0100
          Re: Pendrive computer Xen <list@xenhideout.nl> - 2016-12-29 18:50 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 23:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 19:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2016-12-28 19:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
        Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-29 04:30 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
      Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 21:20 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-12-28 19:20 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 21:50 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-28 22:00 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 21:20 +0100
  Re: Pendrive computer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-28 23:10 +0100
    Re: Pendrive computer deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-12-28 23:40 +0100

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