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by solocshaw 4166 days ago
I've never seen OpenPandora before. Thanks for linking. This made me think back on the time I had my R4DS (2007). The R4 wasn't a subnotebook but a storage device with quite a library of homebrew apps like MoonShell, SNEmulDS (I remember using this to play Earthbound), etc.
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Yeah .. the Open Pandora is a bit of an underground classic at this point. The guys behind keeping it alive have started a new project - the Pyra - which will probably hit the scene this year .. keep your eye on the Pandora sites if you're interested in this sort of thing, its truly an under-the-radar innovative hardware project.
I have 2 Pandoras and it's amazing the number of stuff you can do with them. Either use them as gaming machines (mainly for emulation but not only), but also for a lot of more serious stuff (LibreOffice and R!) and coding on the go. It's awesome, while it's clearly not for everyone.
I am currently playing Earthbound on an R4 and this comment made me warm inside :)
Haha, Earthbound holds a special place in my heart.