Posted on 01/24/2016 7:12:50 PM PST by Utilizer
something with a bit more power that also happens to be based on the x86 architecture? If so, the JaguarBoard currently seeking funding on Kickstarter may be worth a look.
The JaguarBoard is an x86-based single board computer that measures just 101.9mm x 64.5mm x 1.6mm. It's powered by Intel's quad-core Atom Z3735G (1.33GHz that boosts up to 1.83GHz) mated with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of local eMMC storage.
The board features one HDMI 1.4 port, a 10/100 LAN port, three USB 2.0 ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, two COM ports, an SDIO port, four GPIO pins and an I2C port. Because it's an x86 platform, you're free to install a variety of different operating systems including Linux and Windows.
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I’ve got an e-mail / printer server on the home LAN with uptime of 1030 days. It is due to be rebooted, maybe replaced. This one looks like it might do the trick.
I’m really anxious to play with the Pine A64 too, amazing power and cheap.
M4L
Raspberry is cheaper. $65 for this is a lot more than I paid for the 2 b at Fry’s. And that was off the store shelf, not a promise of a future delivery.
This does look interesting, but it’s price point seems to be about the same as the RP 2.0. It is interesting that it will run either Linux or Windows, something that’s not native to RP. A lot will depend upon the tools that come with it for developing software.
X86 arch was invented to make programming hard. Windows even harder.
Sorry, the first sentence was accidentally left off. It should read:
“Are you in the market for a tiny hobby-style board like the Raspberry Pi but yearn for”
-then continue the sentence with the next line which starts with the word “something”
Dunno how that happened...
I think Jaguars are nice Cars and I like Raspberry Jello.
But this is designed to run x86 code, something which is very much appreciated for those of us who work with such things. I am thinking of looking for some of the old ASM work I did some time ago and playing with this thing to see how it handles those files. Something to while away the time on a rainy day or several. :)
If it’s x86, then some of the old assembler programs I worked with years ago might be usable on this SBC, so I am quite interested in how this might pan out.
True that...lol
My first asm work was on the old 6502 .... I loved writing asm for that old CPU.
It's almost as much fun writing asm for the cheap Atmel 8bit microcontrollers.... I like the Attiny84. It's a one dollar, through hole chip that is essentially a complete computer running at 20MIPS....FUN stuff ... it's like an old 8bit computer from the late 70's but you have it all in a single cheap part :-)
All the software tools and a super nice GCC C compiler are free! You can get a USB programming dongle for less than 3$ on ebay.
So many project ideas...so little time!
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