mesa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computerhackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down11
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkThe Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computerhackaday.commesa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s a Pi Pico. Linux can technically work there, but it’s more of a “I ported Doom to a Casio calculator watch” project than anything practical.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOh. My bad. Then interesting, something RSX-level on a little deck, with a something-commander and a snake game. Fun like it’s 1983.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPop on Meshtasic and maybe a Signal client, and I think this could be useful. Fold-out keyboard might be nice, too, but it does take some careful mechanical engineering to make robust hinges.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSignal as in those folks whose desktop client for Linux is on electronjs.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere’s no reason it has to be that way on a small computer like this. It does have to be able to handle some encryption, though.
It’s a Pi Pico. Linux can technically work there, but it’s more of a “I ported Doom to a Casio calculator watch” project than anything practical.
Oh. My bad. Then interesting, something RSX-level on a little deck, with a something-commander and a snake game. Fun like it’s 1983.
Pop on Meshtasic and maybe a Signal client, and I think this could be useful. Fold-out keyboard might be nice, too, but it does take some careful mechanical engineering to make robust hinges.
Signal as in those folks whose desktop client for Linux is on electronjs.
There’s no reason it has to be that way on a small computer like this. It does have to be able to handle some encryption, though.