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They said it also runs Ubuntu, and will run the Windows 8 ARM version. Android is good for a low power CPU like ARM since it doesn't require as much horsepower
by illumin8 15y ago
They said it also runs Ubuntu, and will run the Windows 8 ARM version. Android is good for a low power CPU like ARM since it doesn't require as much horsepower. I would imagine that running a Firefox browser on Ubuntu under ARM would be a pretty painful experience compared to running Android.
- gvb 15y agoFWIIW, I have a Marvell OpenRD[1] system running a "normal" RedHat XWindows environment (have not had a chance to switch it to Ubuntu/Debian yet). It runs great, including firefox. [1] http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-openrdudetails.aspx http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-openrdudetails.aspx
- joshu 15y agoHow painful was this to get? The website looks a bit schlocky but I am intrigued.
- gvb 15y agoI got it over a year ago so my memory is fuzzy. IIRC, I got it directly from Marvell as an eval board. My employer actually bought it - I gave the purchaser the web site link and it showed up a week or so later.
- jablan 15y agoThere are lots of possibilities between Android and Ubuntu, Lubuntu[1], for example. Also, there's a bunch of Webkit based browsers in Linux ecosystem, no need to push it with Firefox at all. Even something like Puppy Linux[2] would be more useful than Android IMO. [1] http://lubuntu.net/ http://lubuntu.net/ [2] http://puppylinux.org/ http://puppylinux.org/
- vidarh 15y ago> Android is good for a low power CPU like ARM since it doesn't require as much horsepower What are you basing this on?