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Reminds me of the Zipit Z2, which was a handheld messenger toy that could be hacked to run linux: https://mozzwald.com/zipitz2 https://mozzwald.com/zipitz2 No
by blueintegral 12y ago
Reminds me of the Zipit Z2, which was a handheld messenger toy that could be hacked to run linux:
https://mozzwald.com/zipitz2 https://mozzwald.com/zipitz2
Not as much power as an RPi though.
- networked 12y ago>Reminds me of the Zipit Z2 Yep. That, and Ben NanoNote (http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote), which is another Linux device in the same size category as the Z2 and with similar specs. The notable differences between the NanoNote and the Z2 is that the NanoNote has a USB 2 host port and no Wi-Fi.
- jmhobbs 12y agoI bought an original Zipit in college and loaded linux on it, it was a surprisingly useful thing. I wonder what happened to that.
- dTal 12y agoThe Z2 is a wonderful bit of kit. A few years back I used one as my main "laptop". If you're a console junkie it's surprising what you can do on modern Debian with only 32 megabytes of RAM. Most software that'll run on it will also compile on it, as long as you stick to C and avoid C++. The sound chip is fantastic as well so it makes a great portable media player, and the keyboard is backlit.