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Software bloat? This elevator needs an 8GB Core i5
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That said, I have a screen on my desk being run by an ESP32 chip. It just pulls the image from a backend web server and redraws the screen. No full scale OS needed.
You can definitely do it with a microprocessor like that, after all, they've got a pretty good spec compared even to PCs of maybe a decade ago. I suspect they're using a higher spec because it's easier and more standard to deploy on.