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> how many embedded systems in 2024 are really RAM-limited? A lot. Plenty embedded Linux stuff still ships with 256 MB or 512 MB RAM, and the wishlist for feat
by detaro 2y ago
> how many embedded systems in 2024 are really RAM-limited?
A lot. Plenty embedded Linux stuff still ships with 256 MB or 512 MB RAM, and the wishlist for features in the software running on top is always getting longer than initially planned...
But of course the average has moved up, and it's not unusual to see systemd in embedded systems either (while I don't have a number at hand, the 250MB number seems off to me). The space is big, and different constraints and rules at different points in there.
- cyanydeez 2y agoSeems like a complaint the author could help solve by extending the general purpose systems to their choice of hardware.
- metalforever 2y agoI remember when I used to run gnome 2 (i.e. mate) on a machine with 256mb of ram. It was a full experience and it worked with youtube videos and so on. What are we even doing .
- BeefWellington 2y agoSure, back when videos were at most 480p/720p that's feasible. I'm not saying software is any more efficiently written these days but I do think it's important to recognize that just the act of pushing more pixels on its own requires more RAM.
- bmicraft 2y agoHonestly, no. Prior to 2009 there were almost no 720p videos on the platform. In 2009 Windows 7 came out with a minimum requirement of 1GB RAM (Vista in 2007 also already recommended 1GB). What I'm trying to say is, 1GB wasn't much even before 720p got common. The amount of people watching 720p on systems with less than 1GB has likely always been minuscule.