I always used to use various dusty old netbooks for this kind of stuff, and would run many applications on the same one. A dedicated raspberry pi in a nice lit

I always used to use various dusty old netbooks for this kind of stuff, and would run many applications on the same one. A dedicated raspberry pi in a nice little case for each is certainly modern and cool, but it doesn't give me quite the same nostalgia as a ancient laptop shoved in a corner...