On 12/28/2016 2:50 PM, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 03:13:46 PM Richard Owlett wrote:On 12/28/2016 12:20 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote:On 12/28/16 1:06 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:On 12/28/2016 8:31 AM, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:Just wondering if anybody on here has acquired something like the followingEven if preloaded with Windoze I would be interested in a product specific reference. If it can run Windows(TM) it can run a "real" OS. Imagine you were VP of sales of a company that manufactured such a device. You started receiving requests from a market segment requiring no additional hardware engineering costs and the market wanted a free (as in speech &/or beer) OS.Most of the models seem to come pre-loaded with Windows, but one model seems to come with Ubuntu (though that may have been discontinued). The specs say that they only have drivers for Windows. Google reports some install instructions for Ubuntu, but haven't found any for Debian.URL? ?? ???Oops, sorry, left off the name and link: Intel Compute Stick CS125 Computer with Intel Atom x5 Processor and Windows 10 https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Compute-Computer-Processor- BOXSTK1AW32SC/dp/B01AZC4NHS/?tag=logicemail-20&ascsubtag=ceb730c4-376e-493a- ab22-33e99d7aa8b4 It looks like a USB pendrive.
Fascinating. That page has too much advertising hype to be attractive.
However, it prompted me to Google https://www.google.com/search?q=%22compute+stick%22+%22touchscreen%22++linux+-windowsThat gave some tantalizing links that I didn't have the time to explore.
To think out loud - how about a compute stick with battery in shirt pocket and a wireless connected touch screen in hand. See lots of possible problems. Worth mulling over.