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What is currently the smallest available computer board which can run PB (Beagle or ...) ?
Probably under Linux and which one (Ubuntu or ...) ?
Or maybe the AmigaOS version of PB on some little board ?

Thanks.

You will need an x86/x64 computer, so I think an Intel compute stick or similar stick will be enough to run PB.

For embedded purposes there is MinnowBoard.

You should look for a Mini ITX motherboard with integrated cpu for about $50.00 USD

There are smaller form factors but the price is inversely proportional to the size.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-ITX

I wish Purebasic would run Dos mode only ( as in FreeDos ) but it is a windows program.

Looks like Linux is the right option ( Lubuntu has worked for me).

Norm.

Up Board looks good

Zebuddi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEjgCzwNMeM

86duino ZERO

Ok, thanks to you all.

I'll have to study on these before I decide.
My goal is a hardware project with a bunch of encoders (+16) and a nice display.
If I can program the software for this in PB, things would become more realistic according my skills.
Until today still just an idea, but the intentions become bigger...

That 86duino is very cool!

Anything x86, 800+ megahertz, 1GB+ RAM.. Why 1GB RAM? Because even at 1GB you still get hard faults(pagefile) with Ubuntu, OSX, and Windows and that kills all types of flash memory very quickly. SLC NOR is the most durable and gets 1,000,000 cycles per-block.

We need a prototype board with one of those embedded Pentium quad-core CPUs like the N3700 and a SATA 600 or express controller. I'd make a cooling system for one and use it as a server. I have a PB based server for a websocket HTML5 game that could use it and it'd cost like 15% of what I'm using now.

Nituvious wrote:That 86duino is very cool!

Indeed it is, and quite affordable. Have been using it on few projects and utilized PB Linux executables on it without a problem. When you combine it with SpiderBasic, you get a great little device.

tj1010 wrote:Why 1GB RAM? Because even at 1GB you still get hard faults(pagefile) with Ubuntu, OSX, and Windows and that kills all types of flash memory very quickly. SLC NOR is the most durable and gets 1,000,000 cycles per-block.

If I understand it correctly, less then 1GB will force the OS to do a lot of writings onto the flash memory, which is just hardware not ideal made for a lot of writing actions ?
I don't know much about pagefiles and how they are used/work but isn't it possible to optimise there amount to prevent much writing (if I go on with this project, it will become a setup for 'one task without many variations') ?