I use my Beagleboard like a normal Linux workstation - yes, it runs X (has 3D acceleration also), the browser runs quite fine, and I have all the normal develop

I use my Beagleboard like a normal Linux workstation - yes, it runs X (has 3D acceleration also), the browser runs quite fine, and I have all the normal development tools onboard. The Beagleboard is quite a capable little computer, and for us old-timer Linux guys, is more than enough horsepower for a bit of compiling here and there. As someone who cut his teeth on Linux by compiling the kernel and X server on a 386 with 8Megs of RAM, I'm not in the least bit swayed by "its too slow to do anything serious!" comments .. in fact, its quite fast enough to do quite serious things, as long as you pick your tools wisely, and don't expect to run a massive bloaty IDE like Eclipse or something ..