Nice, thanks for sharing that comparison -- I thought it looked a bit small
compared to the hand in one of the shots :)

--Brad

On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 10:01 PM Ben Wiley Sittler <bsittl...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have that machine! Specifically mine is the version with a Raspberry Pi
> Compute Module 3+ Lite. It can run VirtualT OK too, though I need to fix
> some memory corruption or API incompatibity that currently renders FLTK
> file dialogs unusable. The optional cash register thermal printer mode is a
> nice Epon-ish touch, and of course the screen is lovely though it could
> really stand to have a protective layer of hard plastic in front. The
> gamepad arrows are very reminiscent of PC-8201 though positioned
> differently. The keyboard is nowhere near as typeable as the Model T's,
> unfortunately. The whole device is only half the area of a Model 100!
>
> Unfortunately being Pi-based it doesn't have any concept of low-power
> sleep or suspend mode, but on the other hand it does have a microsd card
> for persistent storage, and it boots in less than ten seconds. The WiFi,
> Bluetooth, USB, and HDMI connectivity feel very fancy after using a device
> with just serial connectivity
>
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 13:17 Earl Baugh <e...@baugh.org> wrote:
>
>> Saw this and found it an interesting look-a-like :
>>
>>
>> https://www.hackster.io/news/clockwork-pi-devterm-review-hands-on-with-the-ultra-compact-trs-80-inspired-kit-computer-b5a73acbaefd?mc_cid=142fb5fc81&mc_eid=39010d1c63
>>
>> Earl
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>

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