Doc O'Leary wrote on 12/19/2017 10:34 AM:
> For your reference, records indicate that
> rickman  wrote:
>
>> This is much cheaper than buying a pi along with a display, touch screen,
>> battery, power supply, etc.  MUCH cheaper.  Can it be unlocked to install
>> whatever OS you want?  While I'm sure it could run various versions of
>> Linux, it likely won't run Raspbian I assume.
>>
>> http://www.microcenter.com/product/460699/Galaxy_Tab_E_Lite_7_-_White
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> A pretty device does not a reference platform make.  The “problem” with
> packaged mobile devices is that they are a fast moving market intended
> for average users, and a low-end tablet you can buy for $50 today is
> not really something you can build a project around for the next 2-5
> years because, as others have already pointed out, the support isn’t
> there for tinkering.
>
> Absolutely, use one to provide an *interface* (be it web- or app-based)
> to an RPi or any other project board you’re working with.  But it’s a
> fool’s errand to try to do pretty much *anything* with mobile devices
> that involves hardware modification or any kind of external interface
> other than common standards (USB, BT, etc.).

Who said I planned to do hardware modification???  I don't see the rPi as a
low level hardware oriented device.  The OS just gets in the way for doing
anything real time.  I'd much rather program hardware on bare metal.

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Rick C

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