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| RTFM - 2023-04-09 7:58 AM
Hey Jake!
Yeah, it's been a while. I've been delving in to many different projects over the years. After hpc's and the mips netbooks i moved on to the cheap wm8650 netbooks and tablets. Then on to the zipit z2 (awesome little device ). Then i got hooked on collecting vintage Macs and started writing and porting software to PowerPC OS X Tiger and Leopard, including some modified Linux distros as well. I've been hanging out on MacRumors since. I also upload a lot of my stuff to MacintoshGarden and i have a blog i update once in a blue moon here.
I still have 2 of those mips netbooks, and they still worked when i packed them up when i moved a few years back. I should dig them out some day. They were fun to tinker with back in the day.
Cheers
Welcome back! I actually have a PowerMac G4 MDD and a PowerMac G5! Love tinkering with them and Macintosh Garden is excellent! Good hearing from ya |
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| Jake - 2023-04-09 6:00 AM
@RTFM! Man, where have you been? We've missed you. I used 3MX with great success on all those cheapo umpcs (until they gave up their $50usd ghosts). Miss the Little Linux Forum as well. Do pop in here now and then and catch us up, you're always into interesting stuff.
Jake
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Echo Jake's sentiments....
Keep us posted....
And regarding chromebooks, never had one....but like your idea of how to use them....
Any particular ones you like?
Mark
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| @RTFM -- a million years ago, I followed your lead on a Zipit, got one for a song, and could never get the damn thing on-line. One of my many failures in the world of technics. Don't have a Mac, et al, to play with. Just as well, I spend too much time as it is with these things. Very buried now in the PinePhone/Physical kb. More and more, I'm thinking this setup is the new HPC (to get vaguely back to topic).
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| Thanks for the warm welcome back.
Always wanted an MDD, but i must stop collecting soon. I think i'm up to around 9 various G4 and G5 machines.
I haven't played with too many chromebooks, but i really like the Lenovo ThinkPad versions. Very well supported by Linux and can be had for next to nothing. I picked up 2 "new old stock" 11e's off ebay a while back for $30 each with free shipping.
Ahh the zipit. That's too bad. Maybe try it again. The openwrt build is pretty slick. https://mozzwald.com/zipitz2/ |
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| What's MDD stand for?
I've still got my modded PowerMac G4 Tower sitting under my desk...one of the gray sides and gray-blue front and top models....very classic design....haven't fired it up in about ten years I'm guessing....
Thanks for your input about chromebooks.....Lenovo ThinkPads are very good machines....I've got a 14" carbon X1 gen 9 with hi-res screen that I use every day...dual booting Manjaro linux (use it 99% of time) and Win10. Great light laptop.
Zipit, had one of those years ago....was fun to play with using openwrt.....remember mozzwald...had thought it might be a good substitute for my ol' Zaurus....
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| I used to have the ASUS C101PA, which is a 6 core Chromebook. It cost about $321.00, but was worth it.
The turn on speed was incredibly fast and it was lightweight. It of course could launch Android apps on it too. 
I also turned on the Portabook from KING JIM the other day, which I installed Lubuntu 16.04.1 on it a 6 years ago. I like the folding out keyboard of it...
https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/portabook/xmc10/
Lubuntu 16.04.1 on Portabook: (YouTube video )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taPKQyTXxvA |
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| Stingraze,
Cool video! Neat keyboard. |
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| thenzero - 2023-04-11 10:49 AM
Stingraze,
Cool video! Neat keyboard.
Thanks! |
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| stingraze - 2023-04-10 2:59 PM
I used to have the ASUS C101PA, which is a 6 core Chromebook. It cost about $321.00, but was worth it.
The turn on speed was incredibly fast and it was lightweight. It of course could launch Android apps on it too.
I also turned on the Portabook from KING JIM the other day, which I installed Lubuntu 16.04.1 on it a 6 years ago. I like the folding out keyboard of it...
https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/portabook/xmc10/
Lubuntu 16.04.1 on Portabook: (YouTube video )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taPKQyTXxvA
Very nice machines, stingraze! Thanks for sharing.
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| ArchiMark - 2023-04-11 12:18 PM
stingraze - 2023-04-10 2:59 PM
I used to have the ASUS C101PA, which is a 6 core Chromebook. It cost about $321.00, but was worth it.
The turn on speed was incredibly fast and it was lightweight. It of course could launch Android apps on it too.
I also turned on the Portabook from KING JIM the other day, which I installed Lubuntu 16.04.1 on it a 6 years ago. I like the folding out keyboard of it...
https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/portabook/xmc10/
Lubuntu 16.04.1 on Portabook: (YouTube video )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taPKQyTXxvA
Very nice machines, stingraze! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
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