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

[Aaron Wolfe]

For DW or emulator purposes, the rikomagic is interesting more for the
wifi built in than the ram imho.  My 256MB pi runs drivewire quite
fine, and i've heard runs XRoar nicely as well though haven't gotten
that far myself.  The others are probably better if you want a desktop
like machine, but for dw/emulator I'd save your money and stick to the
2 ~$40 options.

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://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
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 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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