Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Sat Jun 2 15:11:51 CDT 2012
Btw, the server I mentioned I was using is a Pogoplug (v2) with an ARMv5te (ARM9) cpu and 256 mb ram, whereas RasPi has an ARM11 cpu. Plus it also does video output, while the pogoplug is just a box with usb ports and an ethernet port. It's quite easy to brick, I found. Hans On 2 June 2012 13:03, Hans-Christian Andersen <hans.andersen at phulse.com>wrote: > > I've been running a server with far less CPU power and the same amount of > memory just fine for all my home needs. Media server, file server, web > server, time server, etc. The essential linux apps are tightly coded. Linux > is very lean and fast in of itself. It's when you are dealing with desktop > applications that you start to see bloat. I would not suggest installing a > desktop on the RasPI, unless you go for something very minimalist like XFCE > or OpenBox or, even better, Xmonad. (I really wish the Crunchbang distro > would run on ARM!) > > But, personally, I would avoid all that GUI stuff. Using a command line is > far superior anyhow. > > Hans > > > > On 2 June 2012 07:10, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > >> I have read a lot of "it's too slow" comments from the (PC using) press, >> and I expect that is true. The general consensus is that it is the >> equivalent of a 1995 PC, in terms of processing power and memory. However >> it has an outsized video processor. If that video processor can be put to >> work as a general processor then we could have some awesome applications. >> Likewise, throw a small SSD on a usb port and you have an instant, pretty >> fast, pretty large storage. >> >> What I expect to really happen is the Linux community to rally and bring >> back the tightly coded apps that used to be so common on Linux. This thing >> only has 256 Megs of RAM with no RAM expansion possible so what ya get is >> what ya get. However there is a huge community building as we speak. My >> hope is that something like the old Commodore 64 happens - huge sales, >> rabid fan base, lots of apps, lots of fun. >> >> John W. Colby >> Colby Consulting >> >> Reality is what refuses to go away >> when you do not believe in it >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/**mailman/listinfo/accessd<http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.**com<http://www.databaseadvisors.com> >> > >