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Computer for Tiny Core Linux
core-user:
New, or new to you(?) - I buy pre used computers, much cheaper.
Small Form Factor / Ultra Small Form Factor / Thin Client
If buying new, maybe consider a Raspberry Pi 4B, 400, or 5 instead of AMD / Intel.
vinceASPECT:
Hello forum,
having done the reading of these post replies i understand comments inferring that Tinycore is very often for older hardware and "used" hardware from earlier generations.
It's performance is easily good enough on such platforms........i imagine.
Therefor, i could only really recommend "used" platforms such as "used Laptops" since they are also excellent value....and tinycore is free.
If you are talking about NEW hardware, your likely going to have to shell out for an already proprietary OS situated on it......(we know those OS's ) and that seems pointless.
......AMD chips have the lead in performance and such........
.....again it would also depend on your intended Tinycore usage case...?...whether or not you needed a platform that supported lots of i/o options for external gear connection.... or multi screens connections for design work......i don't know.
The new "Raspberry Pi 500" computer "overclocked" is a lovely capable platform.....it's simple yet it's able to deal with real computing work........
..........you may just want an extremely simple web surfing tool....?....maybe in that case even a new 10 bucks "Raspberry Pi 2W zero" would be fine for running free things like "PUFFIN cloud web browser" since Puffin have a Free Debian version that likely is quite easy to get running on Tinycore PiCORE.........giving great performance
.( maybe it even already works)
Thanks and happy 2025
c
gadget42:
keeping our eyes on risc-v...
https://www.sifive.com/boards/hifive-premier-p550
https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hf106/sifive-inc
https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hf106-001/sifive-inc
ships with ubuntu pre-installed
vinceASPECT:
Hello Forum,
Risc V seems great........
......although i am unsure if the hardwares Linux Distro's support there own FULL REPO of apps for "Risc V".... as they do that full support on other popular architectures ........thus kind of making it somewhat pointless as of yet..
Sure though........the RISC V future is interesting.
C
vinceASPECT:
These computers below are great..
just 9 bucks 90 cents...... Or ...... 14.99 bucks each. Powerful computers
Many Linux distros exist for them such as "Diet Pi" "Armbian" and many many custom Linux flavours....
Tinycore may indeed be out there.
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Thx
c
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