“Why?”
35 years ago I used a home computer that cost $100 in kit form. 1KB RAM. Audio cassette data storage. Home TV for a screen.
Now for $5 you can get a Raspberry Pi Zero, operating capabilities in the vicinity of the Cray 2 & iPad 2, using your home TV for a screen (and whatever stray keyboard & mouse & SD card you can find lying around unused).
100x faster.
2700x more pixels.
1,000,000x more memory.
1/20th the price.
That’s cool.
Sounds like the mighty Sinclair ZX-81!
Loved that little Z80 beast!
Why is the thread only for “techies”? I’m no “techie” and I find the subject fascinating. I can see all kinds of uses for this stuff- especially for SHTF times.