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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Hey! I found this old laptop for $500. Do you think I should buy it? Can I run Linux? Arch obviously. (discuss.online)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I you're going to hack one, this one is much cooler

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186640570101

there's a teardown here:

https://hackaday.com/2020/04/27/teardown-vtech-whiz-kid-luggable-computer/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wwwwow. Yeah that is cooler. Is that just a repurposed oscilloscope?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Realistically with that screen size you could put anything in that thing. How do you get the impression that it might be a little smaller than it looks though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, since it’s for kids, I think we need an adult sized hand in there for scale. Or a banana