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Re:ReTerminal – Embedded Linux with Raspberry Pi CM4 and 5-I... by mcmeowerson on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:55PM (#26828878)
That's interesting but I don't really see the point. Why not just use a cheap android tablet instead?
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Re:ReTerminal – Embedded Linux with Raspberry Pi CM4 and 5-I... by 1MachineElf on Thursday April 15, 2021 @11:11PM (#26828980)
Looks exciting to me!

As a computer professional, this tablet could be useful due to it's IO. The integrated ethernet & USB ports provide practical connectivity.

The tablet form factor and GPIO pins means I can develop Raspberry Pi applications on it in real time, then port the finished code to a smaller Pi Zero once finished, & then move it on to the next thing.

Also, if Android is a hard requirement, the Raspberry Pi can run Android 11 - without a locked boot loader & with root.

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Re:ReTerminal – Embedded Linux with Raspberry Pi CM4 and 5-I... by magicalhippo on Friday April 16, 2021 @05:00AM (#26831383)
If you don't need the any of the physical IO, then yeah I guess a cheap Android tablet would probably do for most projects.

This has a few physical buttons, Raspberry Pi GPIOs, PCIe, GbE etc so a lot more options for expansion.

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