[Coco] Alternatives to the Raspberry PI (for CoCo emulator/server)

[Bill Traynor]

I would include the Beaglebone on this list:

http://beagleboard.org/bone

It's slightly more expensive at $89 but the value is found in 1) It's
completely Open Source.  Not binary blobs required for anything 2) There's
a vibrant community around it, and 3) it's highly expandable with Capes,
which are being added by the week.


On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Frank Swygert <farna at att.net> wrote:

> While the Raspberry Pi (RPi) has everyone beat on costs, memory is a big
> limitation at only 256MB or 512MB. There are at least three alternatives
> that can run Linux, and aren't bad on price considering the added memory
> and features...
>
> The Rikomagic is closer to the RPi in price at $41.85 plus shipping, but
> it has 1GB DDR3 RAM and WiFi built-in. There is also a $66 dual-core
> version.
>
> http://store.cloudsto.com/**component/virtuemart/**
> rikomagic/rikomagic-mk802-ii-**detail.html?Itemid=0<http://store.cloudsto.com/component/virtuemart/rikomagic/rikomagic-mk802-ii-detail.html?Itemid=0>
> http://www.amazon.com/OEM-**SYSTEMS-COMPANY-MK802-Android/**
> dp/B008H3B736/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=**ALTVS0Q5KJ7M3<http://www.amazon.com/OEM-SYSTEMS-COMPANY-MK802-Android/dp/B008H3B736/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=ALTVS0Q5KJ7M3>
> http://www.amazon.com/Version-**Rikomagic-Android-Rockchip-**
> RK3066/dp/B00A0I7ZWS/ref=?ie=**UTF8&m=ALTVS0Q5KJ7M3<http://www.amazon.com/Version-Rikomagic-Android-Rockchip-RK3066/dp/B00A0I7ZWS/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=ALTVS0Q5KJ7M3>
>
> The Odroid from Korean company Hardkernel is very intriguing also. It
> costs more, but is more capable $89 for a quad core processor, 2GB RAM, and
> has an ethernet jack (plus 2 USB ports and micro SD card slot). It also
> comes with a finned heatsink/case.
>
> $135 gets a bigger board (still not much bigger than the RPi) with 6 USB
> ports, regular size SD card slot, and lots of added features (same 2GB RAM
> though). For the money I think it's worth it, fewer additional items (like
> a USB hub) needed. It's closest to a full fledged computer.
>
> http://www.hardkernel.com/**renewal_2011/products/prdt_**
> info.php?g_code=G135341370451<http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G135341370451>
>
> The Cubieboard looks really good too. IT may not be readily available yet
> though. Sells for $49 for a 512MB version, a price isn't listed for the 1GB
> version.
>
> http://cubieboard.org/
>
> The one thing all of these have in common is that they use ARM processors.
> So it's Android or Linux, no Windows, although MS has announced that
> Windows 8 will be developed for the ARM architecture.
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/**archive/2012/02/09/building-**
> windows-for-the-arm-processor-**architecture.aspx<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/09/building-windows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx>
>
> It seems that it won't be fully compatible with Windows 8, or with x86
> software though. They are just calling it "Windows 8" for the recognition,
> apparently, though to me that implies that it would run other Windows 8
> software. Someone less tech savvy who just buys would be very
> disappointed... Search "Windows on ARM" for more on that if you wish.
>
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