Devices and Gadgets I (want to) play with:
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Updated: 19th-November-2023
## Wish List
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1. Pinebook Pro
Why: want an neat laptop with good typing experience to play
with *BSD(NetBSD and FreeBSD).
!!Currently they don't ship to China!!
## Laptops & Ultra Mobile PCs
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1. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th(2018)
OS: LinuxMint 21.2 Cinnamon 64bit, Windows 10
Primary Linuxe host, used for learning and experiencing
Linux/Unix, and Arduino etc.,.
2. MacBook Pro 2017
OS: Mac Catallina(10.15)
Primary computer, browsing, editing.
3. Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z
OS: Raspberry Pi Desktop/Debian 10
Get from second hand market, nice form factor, very portable and
acceptable typing experience, having a lot of fun tearing down
the hardware, and do simple editing.
TODO:
[x] upgrade to SSD -> done, but sometime doesn't detech the SSD
[ ] Try NetBSD installation (ACPI error)
4. Sony Vaio VGN-P37J
OS: Linux Mint 19.3 Xfce 32bit
Get from second hand market, always standby on my desk for quick
accessing SDF.org community: ssh/tmux to email, gopher, Bboard,
and the Vim on sdf to editing my phlog.
5. Dell Latittude E7240
OS: Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64 bit, Windowns 10
Used to be my primary computer around 2017, and hiding in the
warehouse corner for years now, I tried install the Linux Mint
21.1 on it, wow, still very usable for nice typing and browsing.
TODO:
[ ] doesn't switch on, to check the mainboard someday.
6. Lenovo Chromebook 10e
OS: ChromeOS
Toy for easy Linux access and experimenting ChromeOS.
TODO:
[ ] May install a Gallium OS in future.
7. MacBook Air 11.6 (Early 2014)
OS: MacOS Big Sur 11.7.7 / LinuxMint 21.2 XFCE 64 bit
Light portable, nice typing, good battery life.
## Single Board Computers
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1. Raspberry Pi 3B
Pi OS, home Samba server
2. Raspberry Pi Zero W
Pi OS, Sugar Pi case and battery, OLED display, for display
projects and other automation projects.
3. Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard computer
Pi OS/Linux Mate, with 7" portable LCD display, nice small
computer to experimenting Pi projects.
4. Orange Pi Zero
OS: NetBSD, to run a Samba serve to replace Pi 3B
TODO:
[x] Set automount of external HDD
[ ] Set/fix Samba settings
5. Orange Pi Zero2
OS: Debian 11/xfce, with 7" portable LCD display, nice small
computer to connect to SDF.org for email and gopher.
## Phones
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1. Huawei P60 Pro (in use)
2. iPhone12 Pro (in use)
3. iPhone11
4. iPhone8
5. Xiaomi MI Max3
6. Nokia E7-00
## Calculators
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1. HP Prime Graphing Calculator
2. Casio fx-991CNX
## e-Readers & Pads
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1. Kindle 3 keyboard
2. Kindle Fire HD 7"
3. Kindle PaperWhite
4. Asus Zenpad P8
7", light, slim, 4G, perfect for Tencent WeRead
5. FaceNote F1
e-ink phone, 5.84', read Tencent WeRead frictions on the move
6. iPad Air 4th Gen
## Game consoles
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1. Ayn Odin Pro Atomic Purple
2. Nintendo Switch
3. Nintendo New 3DSLL
4. Xbox One S
5. Nintendo DSL
6. Nintendo Game Boy Advanced
7. Sony PSP 3000
8. Sony PSV 2000
9. Anbernic RG351P
A. Anbernic RG351V
B. Miyoo Mini
