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Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by amelius on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:42AM (#50404967)
I want this but in credit-card form factor, with a screen built in.
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:02AM (#50405656)
Like a Linux phone?
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by amelius on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:18AM (#50405753)
If you can name me a phone the size of a CC ...
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by Den_VR on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:33AM (#50405854)
Men can dream, can’t they?
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by amelius on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:56PM (#50406512)
We had these in the 80s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Film_Card_calculators

I don't think it's too wild to expect Linux to run in this form factor, 40 years later.

Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by Den_VR on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:01AM (#50411551)
Especially if you’re not looking for a gui. Just one lean SOC, stuff for power, and 80x100 character display.
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by eli on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:36AM (#50405868)
There are a bunch of tiny, no-name Android phones with 3” screens.

They’re awful to use but they are very cheap.

Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by zzgo on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:03PM (#50406080)
Like the CYD[1], or do you really mean a credit card in all three dimensions?

1: https://esp32s.com/wiki/cyd-28-esp32/

Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by jasomill on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:25PM (#50406753)
A credit-card sized system seems like it would require a very small screen, a very small battery, or both.

With that said, add NFC, maybe a USB-A connector made accessible by part of the card folding back, and some UI mechanism to select TKIP codes, and a device like that could make an nice universal hardware security token.

Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by amelius on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:34PM (#50407319)
Re:The $8 Linux Computer (2022) by DaSHacka on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:50PM (#50406468)
Not Linux, but you mean something like the KIISU?

https://kiisu.io/