On Jul 1, 2016, at 2:33 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at
sydex.com> wrote:
On 07/01/2016 11:10 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
As I understand it, the Raspberry Pi is not that
far off (and before
it, the ZX Spectrum). But then, there are half a dozen models of
Raspberry Pi, even excluding the Pi Zero.
...and numerous clones. This email is being run through a server
running Ubuntu on a headless Orange Pi PC. At $15, I'll probably buy a
few more.
We're entering another interesting period of time. For those who want a
desktop PC to read email and surf the web, the display could well turn
out to be the most expensive component by far.
Of course, if your needs are basic, an old CRT for a few dollars will serve just fine.
paul