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Go check out all the great apps in the repo: http://repo.openpandora.org/ http://repo.openpandora.org/ - just the variety and diversity of the apps is awesome,

Go check out all the great apps in the repo: http://repo.openpandora.org/ http://repo.openpandora.org/ - just the variety and diversity of the apps is awesome, and you can't beat the price (most everything is free/open source). The small/limited market so far means that the community of developers are very open and free and accessible - there are some real heroes in the OpenPandora/Pyra scene. Knowing the guy (EvilDragon) behind the hardware project is awesome too - he's approachable and real. The Pandora itself is a decent little Linux workstation with all the pickings from the Linux eco-system that you could imagine, with some extra stuff too - the recent port of Half Life (http://pandoralive.info/?p=5029 http://pandoralive.info/?p=5029) is an example of the sort of fun stuff that's showing up for the machine. Generally, its just a great all-round workstation, with a gaming focus that works, somehow.

FreezerburnV 12y ago
Can you expand upon the comment about it being a decent workstation? One of the main reasons I carry a laptop around with me (current a Macbook Air) is so I can code on the go, among other things that have started to end up being central to my computer (financing with ledger, most recently) One of the main things that got me interested in the Pandora/Pyra in the first place was an article about its exceptional battery life that someone was able to make use of while stuck in a close-down airport with no WiFi, and how they were able to replicate a small game on the device in a Lua engine. (which was finished on their Macbook, which had very little charge) Is it suitable for doing some coding (such as learning Haskell) on the go in general, or dealing with text files for financing/command line applications? Being able to input new lines into Ledger on the go would be an appealing use case for me.
- tluyben2 12y ago
  I believe that was me (http://brainfisheatfishbrain.com/2015/03/writing-a-game-without-sleep-or-internet-at-jfk.html http://brainfisheatfishbrain.com/2015/03/writing-a-game-with...) and yes the battery life, the portability and the complete Linux distro is why I have it always with me. And the Pyra after this. Haskell is working on it but without ghci last I know. It is an excellent device and really very different from the competing options. For instance you can run on full screen monitor/tv or, as I recently tried, use an iPad as monitor using TightVNC. The luxury of a full linux distro with so much battery life does it for me. Oh yes and the ability to use SD cards as well as USB sticks. Very much a niche this device but I will buy one first chance I get. Edit: Once you get used to it for me it very suitable to do coding, debugging etc. The only thing I have bad experience is web browsers; besides Lynx it is just not fast and big enough for that kind of thing. Although looking up coding issues work fine, it's not for general reading the web. But then again; I do have my phone for that (and sometimes my iPad).
- fit2rule 12y ago
  Its quite suitable, from the perspective of software, to use the Pandora as a normal Linux workstation (albeit, ARM) .. pretty much most of what you'd expect will run - compilers, editors, etc. Physically, its not something I'd use for 8 hours before plugging into an external monitor and keyboard/mouse combination - okay for quick sessions on the train, but you'll get pretty cramped after a while ..

FreezerburnV 12y ago

Can you expand upon the comment about it being a decent workstation? One of the main reasons I carry a laptop around with me (current a Macbook Air) is so I can code on the go, among other things that have started to end up being central to my computer (financing with ledger, most recently) One of the main things that got me interested in the Pandora/Pyra in the first place was an article about its exceptional battery life that someone was able to make use of while stuck in a close-down airport with no WiFi, and how they were able to replicate a small game on the device in a Lua engine. (which was finished on their Macbook, which had very little charge) Is it suitable for doing some coding (such as learning Haskell) on the go in general, or dealing with text files for financing/command line applications? Being able to input new lines into Ledger on the go would be an appealing use case for me.

tluyben2 12y ago
I believe that was me (http://brainfisheatfishbrain.com/2015/03/writing-a-game-without-sleep-or-internet-at-jfk.html http://brainfisheatfishbrain.com/2015/03/writing-a-game-with...) and yes the battery life, the portability and the complete Linux distro is why I have it always with me. And the Pyra after this. Haskell is working on it but without ghci last I know. It is an excellent device and really very different from the competing options. For instance you can run on full screen monitor/tv or, as I recently tried, use an iPad as monitor using TightVNC. The luxury of a full linux distro with so much battery life does it for me. Oh yes and the ability to use SD cards as well as USB sticks. Very much a niche this device but I will buy one first chance I get. Edit: Once you get used to it for me it very suitable to do coding, debugging etc. The only thing I have bad experience is web browsers; besides Lynx it is just not fast and big enough for that kind of thing. Although looking up coding issues work fine, it's not for general reading the web. But then again; I do have my phone for that (and sometimes my iPad).
fit2rule 12y ago
Its quite suitable, from the perspective of software, to use the Pandora as a normal Linux workstation (albeit, ARM) .. pretty much most of what you'd expect will run - compilers, editors, etc. Physically, its not something I'd use for 8 hours before plugging into an external monitor and keyboard/mouse combination - okay for quick sessions on the train, but you'll get pretty cramped after a while ..