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Re:Puppy Linux on the MK802 $74 mini PC by cfn on Thursday June 14, 2012 @09:17AM (#4111167)
But then there's the size...

The novelty is the size of these devices. I also run Word and Excel on a 386 at 40 Mhz but it was a full tower not a credit card sized box.

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Re:Puppy Linux on the MK802 $74 mini PC by gcb on Thursday June 14, 2012 @10:01AM (#4111355)
Agree. But we should then be saying "omg 1.5ghz full system in that form factor!" Not that such high spec system can run a sub average set of software intended for old 486

Btw, the pizza boxes were considered incredible small back in early 90s :)

The sgi Indy even had a "portable" version with attached lcd screen.

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Re:Puppy Linux on the MK802 $74 mini PC by cfn on Thursday June 14, 2012 @01:00PM (#4112320)
Yes the Indy was a very cool machine. There was also another one that was a cube... cannot remember what it was.
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Re:Puppy Linux on the MK802 $74 mini PC by voodoochilo on Thursday June 14, 2012 @09:28AM (#4111217)
yes, 20 years ago nobody could've dreamed about that.
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