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A linux toaster

• daveslash 7y ago
  It toasted linux!? (I'm okay being downvoted a little for that...)
• sansnomme 7y ago
  Elaborate?
  • na85 7y ago
    "toaster" is pretty common argot for "low-power computer"
    • jermaustin1 7y ago
      that seems kind of oxy-moronic? aren't toasters horribly energy hungry?
      • wongarsu 7y ago
        I would have defined toaster as "slow, horribly outdated computer". That also fits your toaster comparison since old computers are very energy hungry compared to similarly speced modern computers.
      • colanderman 7y ago
        The comparison is in the computing power needed to control a toaster, not to toast the toast.
    • mnw21cam 7y ago
      I have a white EeePC 901. While I was still using it as my carry-around laptop, it was called "Toastie", because it looked kind of like a sandwich toaster.
    • athenot 7y ago
      After the Power Mac g4 cube came out, that form factor became a trend for a little while. https://i1.wp.com/www.mac-ave.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apple_mac_g4_cube_1.jpg?fit=728%2C728&ssl=1 https://i1.wp.com/www.mac-ave.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11...
    • nonbirithm 7y ago
      I immediately thought of this: https://www.embeddedarm.com/blog/netbsd-toaster-powered-by-the-ts-7200-arm9-sbc/ https://www.embeddedarm.com/blog/netbsd-toaster-powered-by-t... It's an actual toaster running NetBSD.