Re: Rassberry/Pi Noob Question

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

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"Specifications" tab.

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.

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Roger Bell_West
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The graphics processor is built in, and, mirabile dictu, is also responsible for booting the system!

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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

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 ?

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Ahem A Rivet's Shot

ISTR a spare unused logic gate?

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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

Nope, it involved writing a magic value into memory and asking the keyboard controller to reboot the main processor.

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Ahem A Rivet's Shot

RB> HDMI and composite video outputs. See RB>

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RB> "Specifications" tab. 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

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Charles Stephenson

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

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Charles Stephenson

... 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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RS Wood

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