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Re:Pine64's $30 Linux Smartwatch Launches by Milner08 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:32AM (#27904890)
Why wouldn't it be able to? Strip back linux and it can run on almost anything. Its been running on PC's since those specs were normal for a desktop lol. The original Pentiums went as low as 60MHz and they could still run just fine.

EDIT: Looks like its not, but I still dont see why it couldn't. May not be very useful though.

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Re:Pine64's $30 Linux Smartwatch Launches by nicoburns on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:40AM (#27904955)
Typically a lack of MMU is the blocker for microcontrollers. Although constraints on RAM and storage can also make it inpractical.
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