Subj : Re: Small BBS Machines (was: Re: NTVDMx64 issues?)
To   : Mindsurfer
From : tenser
Date : Thu Dec 11 2025 15:33:56

On 11 Dec 2025 at 12:55a, Mindsurfer pondered and said...
 
 Mi> i just looked up a raspberry pi 5 kit, 16gb Ram, 64gb sd card, power
 Mi> supply, case. then i then added a m2 hat extension and a 500GB NVME to
 Mi> the cart. That are similar specs compared to the MiniPC i have. You
 Mi> could reduce ram and NVME size and remove the sd card in my example but
 Mi> for the sake of comparison.

Or get the cheapest SD card you can just to install the OS.

The Raspberry Pi 500+ might be another option; for USD 200
it comes with a 256GB SSD with the OS pre-installed and is
embedded in a decent-looking mechanical keyboard.  Very
Commodore 64 vibe-ish.

 Mi> Round about 290EUR (might be cheaper in the US) in comparison to my
 Mi> 125EUR for my MiniPC. More then twice the MiniPC price. just saying ;)
 Mi> And be aware that you have to deal with an (capable but) ARM CPU. Every
 Mi> x86 instruction has to be translated into ARM instructions when you
 Mi> emulate x86 OS.

Well, that's why you JIT the binary.  But yes, the cost of
emulation is ... emulation.

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