Yeah. I agree. The older Pis did have their limitations, to be sure. But you're hit the nail on the head, a modern but still cheap Pi is very doable. Fixed

Yeah. I agree. The older Pis did have their limitations, to be sure. But you're hit the nail on the head, a modern but still cheap Pi is very doable. Fixed design flaws, lower RAM still, lower power too!, and just.. cheap compute. But other avenues exist now, including just old hardware.