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On 16 January 2012 18:04, tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > No - its not just a toy - its a small compact computer. As such you can do > just about anything with it. Except browse and use it as a Webcam controller for example. > 256 M Ram was quite common on a lot of usable low end android devices. I think most people will go for the 128M option. Probably by the time Rasberry PI is delivered, the Iphone 5 will have 1G of RAM. > It might not run badly written bloatware but the CPU is around 1000 times > more powerful than the old DEC machine I used to use with 20 other engineers > and 130 secretaries on 1 meg of ram. And its got a gpu too.... My thinkpad has a GPU which fails to render any 3D. :} If you want to tackle bloatware, don't run http://linuxmint.com/ In fact think of shunning any GNU and Linux altogether for a BSD flavour. ;) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq