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[-] solrize@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago

Those things are ancient, too. It's annoying that there are no tiny cheap Linux SBC's like that, which you can straightforwardly buy.

[-] r3wald@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 months ago
[-] solrize@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

True, I remember those, didn't realize they were still around. At that point I'd just as soon use a pi zero though.

[-] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago

Luckfox Pico Mini might be you're looking for. It's a Linux SBC that costs around 10 USD, in a Teensy/Raspberry Pico or even smaller formfactor.

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Good to know about, thanks. The wifi version is bigger but the non wifi version is still interesting.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I mean, there's the Transcend SD's...

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Along the same lines as the Transcend card is Blue SCSI which is a little raspberry pi based SSD for vintage Macs that lets you FTP into the drive from a modern machine for file transfer.

[-] jwt@programming.dev 49 points 5 months ago

Transcend Wifi SD Card ~~Is~~ Was A Tiny Linux Server.

8 years ago, this article is from 2016. I wonder what progress was made if any, both security wise and performance wise.

[-] Cyber@feddit.uk 35 points 5 months ago

It's come quite a way... O.MG Cable

Just a cable... complete with wifi man-in-the-middle abilities

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

I had the FlashAir which is more or less the same thing. Loved it. Used it for quickly retrieving underwater photography without unsealing the camera as well as backing up dashcams, security cameras, and other such quality of life, never have to touch it kind of applications. I would totally buy more if they come back in fashion. Micro SD is probably impossible, but a girl can dream, can't he?

[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 months ago

Completely crazy. There are many flash devices with a controller on it, so a small computer, but that this thing has wifi is completely mind boggling.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 20 points 5 months ago

Don’t forget that every recent Intel CPU contains an extra 486-based system on a chip running a stripped-down version of Minix (a predecessor of Linux), to implement the remote management engine.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

May I present the ESP32?

https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32

Us hobbyists have been playing with it for years. Dual core too.

[-] scarilog@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Well tbf it's just a microcontroller, it doesn't run Linux

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 5 months ago

Nope, it runs FreeRTOS, but it's still cool that I can build an internet-connected smart device in a package the size of your big toe nail using open software.

[-] scarilog@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yep, I go for it for almost every project I do, also because of the price. The amount of features you get for like 5 or 6 dollars is crazy.

[-] EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

MCUs can run Linux.

I don't use Espriff products so no idea if it is available for the ESP32.

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