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Hey Nicholas!

 NB> For the first time in awhile, I'm actually a little excited to
 NB> start a new tinkering project. :)

That is what I was thinking too except I think I'll hold off for a little while
longer.

 NB> The only thing I could come up with is the Pi3 is a Broadcom chip,
 NB> and the OD-C2 is a Amlogic chip.

Could be but offhand that doesn't seem to me to be the difference why one would
be more condusive towards getting an aarch64 enviroment off the ground.

 NB> If you want an AArch64 system, consider the ODROID-C2.

I believe I ran across that too.  Still seems odd to me though.

 NB> Supplied? I don't believe the kit I got comes with a microSD card

Ah!  I thought they all did.

 NB> http://archlinuxarm.org > Platforms > ARMv8 > Generic

Interesting.  I'll have to check it out, especially regarding gcc and friends
versions.

 NB> If all else fails, I can always use the 32bit distribution,

That was my point.  All is not lost as long as aarch64 isn't mission critical
for you.  However I am holding out for that possibility to be a tad more
probabllity than it currently appears to be.  However if you happen to get it
working then for sure I will be highly motivated to follow suit.  :-)

Life is good,
Maurice

... Help, help, I'm being repressed!
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