[Coco] DE1 vs Raspberry PI

Mathieu Chouinard chouimat at gmail.com
Thu Sep 10 11:54:30 EDT 2015


On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Richard E. Crislip
<rcrislip at neo.rr.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>> The Pi isn't the best thing to use though. Many use it because it's
>> small and cheap. A little desktop computer or a mini ITX board would
>> be faster and more capable, but of course cost more. An ECS Liva X is
>> $120 at NewEgg and would be a great little box for an emulator. Older
>> laptops work well too. Anything with a dual core processor will be
>> plenty fast. If I were to use a Pi I'd get the Pi2 with the quad core
>> processor. Frank Swygert Fix-It-Frank Handyman Service 803-604-6548
>>
>
> You are absolutely correct in all the you stated. I have and do use
> older PCs (as well as new ones) to emulate the CoCo. As with everything
> CoCo, it's a hobby, but more importantly, it is a learning experience
> IE brain exercise that will, hopefully, keep Alzheimer at bay 8-).
If you do this, you won't be able to run for office in any developed country
since you won't a be a drooling moron ...


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