I'm curious, is there a built in graphics
>card, or is there some sort of device needed for video?
HDMI and composite video outputs. See
I Noticed there are a
>few USB ports, networking ports on a few I've read about.
Generally now it's 4 USB and one Ethernet.
The graphics processor is built in, and, mirabile dictu, is also responsible for booting the system!
Makes a change from the keyboard controller doing it, remember the hoops to get an AT (or clone) out of protected mode before the 386 ?
ISTR a spare unused logic gate?
Nope, it involved writing a magic value into memory and asking the keyboard controller to reboot the main processor.
RB> HDMI and composite video outputs. See RB>
I've been thinking about moving from my 'big'linux box to a rasberry system. The only drawback I've seen or heard or issues with linux/dosemu and running DOS doors. although I run a linux-based BBS, It was easier setting up DOS doors than linux ones (yeah I know weird).
RB> Generally now it's 4 USB and one Ethernet. RB>
That sounds like plenty :)
Thanks
On 04/27/18, Gareth's Downstairs Computer said the following... GD> > Generally now it's 4 USB and one Ethernet. GD> > GD> GD> The graphics processor is built in, and, GD> mirabile dictu, is also responsible for GD> booting the system! GD>
Sounds like something I'm gonna be looking into in the very near future!
Thanks
... which make it more useful than the Lenovo thinkpad they gave me at work
- only 2 USB, which seems ridiculous. And so many laptops don't have ethernet anymore either: wireless only. Clearly the Rasp is the better machine.
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