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Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by afandian » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 9:33 AM UTC

stephc_int13 wrote: post #12

I would buy something with slightly different specs and design. - square screen, possibily of higher resolution - high quality tactile switch keyboard, optimized for thumb typing - useable in bare PCB form (maybe with a two PCB sandwich) - similar design aesthetics as the pocket operators from Teenage Engineering, but built as a powerful full featured pocket computer for hackers

That was the Blackberry Passport hardware-wise.

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by tluyben2 » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 10:14 AM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #25

kube-system wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I could only afford an iPAQ but I really wanted a Jornada.

I wanted a Sharp Zaurus. They had a pretty good Japanese hacking community.

I had an iPaq and a Zaurus: the quality difference was miles removed: the Zaurus was so much better at everything (for me) but the iPaq and gprs so that was a reason to hold onto it. Zaurus is still working and running Linux today, iPaqs, multiple, are all dead even though used less. Build quality was robust even though it had a swivel screen (which was also great).

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by hyko » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 10:14 AM UTC

amanzi wrote: post #14

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was immediately where I went. I loved my little iPAQ back in high school.

I preferred my Casio Cassiopeia.

Yes! I had an E105... What an awesome little computer.

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by StaticChamp » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 10:23 AM UTC

I wish there was a video on the website. What are the use cases?

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by easton » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 10:48 AM UTC

bgorman wrote: post #4

softwarejosh wrote: post #3

what can i do woth it, its twice as expensive as a flipper

It runs Linux, has a keyboard and has a 1080p screen. I doubt the flipper even has a MMU.

Is that going to be a great experience with an Allwinner R8 and 512 mb of RAM? The PocketCHIP had similar specs but a much more low res display, and it chugged under load.

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by imtringued » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 11:05 AM UTC

joezydeco wrote: post #7

Holy cow look at that silkscreen. Five-digit component numbers? Populating this board is like Where’s Waldo...

The stackup pdf only has 3 digit component numbers.

What you're probably seeing is that someone paneled the PCB 16 times.

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by jamespo » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 11:09 AM UTC

easton wrote: post #35

bgorman wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It runs Linux, has a keyboard and has a 1080p screen. I doubt the flipper even has a MMU.

Is that going to be a great experience with an Allwinner R8 and 512 mb of RAM? The PocketCHIP had similar specs but a much more low res display, and it chugged under load.

What are you planning to run on it?

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by newsbinator » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 11:18 AM UTC

What are some interesting use-cases for this?

I can imagine sys admins would like this for remote admin.

I can't think off the top of my head why general hackers would keep this in their pockets most of the time.

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by aspenmayer » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 11:23 AM UTC

voltagex_ wrote: post #18

emberdaway wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, ditto. Why can't mainline Linux support come first? Then they could sell a working product. Crazy, I know. Investing in difficult R&D problems to produce a quality product is not a good business model. It's so much easier to churn out a working devkit and ask for pull requests. Sorry for the snark and pessimism, but that's what happens when you keep getting burned. This statement does not inspire confidence: >F…

The only example I have is the LibreComputer S905X based board - it took years of work with a small team to get the kernel changes upstreamed. Hell, look at the Raspberry Pi - I think mainline support is pretty recent.

This project shows a lot of promise.

> TRYING TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER (ZERO TERMINAL V3)

https://n-o-d-e.net/zeroterminal3.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiJqUWfR90I

Re: Popcorn Computer’s Pocket P.C. Open Sourced

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Post by ornornor » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 11:28 AM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #25

kube-system wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I could only afford an iPAQ but I really wanted a Jornada.

I wanted a Sharp Zaurus. They had a pretty good Japanese hacking community.

I still have a zaurus 860C in the box never used, and I can’t find anything to do with it.

The build quality was amazing, and so was the Silicon graphics display.