[ARMedslack] Avatar S701-R2A-1 Sirius 7" Tablet

[Ottavio Caruso]

The Raspberry is a million times less usable than the worst tablet on the
market. It's ok to laud such projects but the reality is that tablets and
mobiles are the de facto new standard. (sent from my 4.2" Samsung)
On Apr 15, 2013 9:02 PM, "stanley garvey" <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:

> On Apr 15, 2013 20:46 "Ben Bauer" <ben at bauers.ca> <ben at bauers.ca> wrote:
>
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> http://www.comtronic.ca/cci/home.php?do=ShowProducts&cmd=detail&cid=NB&pid=017133
>
> CPU ARM Cortex-A9 1.0GHz Single Core
> GPU Mali-400, with 3D Accelerator
> Memory 1GB DDR3
> Storage 4GB NAND Flash
> Display 7" TFT-LCD
> ...
> I/O Ports 1 x Micro USB 2.0 Port
> 1 x Mini HDMI Port
> 1 x TF Card Slot
> 1 x Power Port
>
> Does anyone have experience with this (or similar hardware)?
> I am hoping to put Slackware native on this and move over some
> python programs (currently prototyped on an Atom processor)
> that I have written for classroom use ( audience response
> system, multiple choice testing, flashcards etc). I am a Slacker
> since 1994 but ARM is new to me. Naive questions:
>
> 1) any chance I can boot from CF card ?
> 2) if so, is a USB keyboard likely to autodetect?
> 3) would X be mulitouch or single?
> 4) is there a better/easier sub $100 device I should consider?
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> 4) Yes, consider using a raspberry pi, it is under $100 and runs
> slackwarearm debian arch and more. The raspberriy pi is a neat little arm
> computer that runs from CF card. It's not a tablet but can connect to tv's
> monitors and hdtv's.it needs a 5 volt 1 amp psu has no moving parts and
> no fan and yes it is ARM!
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