Date   : Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:37:14 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: About ARM PC

On 26/12/2011 11:33, Alan Williams wrote:

> Though I think it would be better done with a Linux kernel and BeebEm.

...I don't get what it is that makes so many people think running a 
*server* *class* operating system is such a cool idea.

Trust me - running Linux to run BeebEm is overkill.

Likewise, my PVR runs Qt4 and Debian and its UI is *slow*. A similar PVR 
(same chipset at heart) runs a custom UI, looks like crap (bitmap text), 
and is *quick*. Do I blame Linux? Possibly... Anything that overruns 
16MiB Flash just to be a digital video recorder is, surely, an exercise 
in bloat.

Unless there is something, specifically, that RISC OS cannot do, I think 
you'll find the combination will work perfectly well (and potentially 
notably quicker) using RISC OS.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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