Thread: Linux E-Readers
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Old 05-25-2021, 07:02 PM   #9
salamanderjuice
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Originally Posted by PeterT View Post
Memory

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(Not sure) Floating point

Remember while it might run a Linux kernel, it runs a customized environment more generally intended for an embedded device.

Many of the standard command line tools are implemented via busybox

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Yes, they are running the bare minimum software to get the job done. There is no frills like a package manager, GCC, etc. built-in.

If you want a full fledged Linux computer to play around with for cheap get a Raspberry Pi. You can even get eInk screens that you can mess around with stuff like paperterm that attach to the GPIO headers for not too much money depending on size.
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