What to do with a MiniBoard system?

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Socoder -> Off Topic -> What to do with a MiniBoard system?
Tue, 22 Mar 2016, 07:36
Dabz	So I read this right: Linkage Why... Why did it make me buy this: Linkage Quicker I get back to work the better! -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Tue, 22 Mar 2016, 07:36
Dabz	Shit, just looked, been lucky there... They've sold out [again]! -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Tue, 22 Mar 2016, 07:45
GfK	I keep looking at these things; Pi, Arduino and all that... but no clue what I'd want to actually do with any of it.
Tue, 22 Mar 2016, 08:20
Dabz	Well... I'm retro gaming on it... Try and get RetroPi working without blowing it up... Nice little box for them retro urges when they appear! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 01:25
Dabz	Tracking... It's in the Durham depot!!! \o/ Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 05:20
Dabz	It's here! \o/ Jesus... When they mean Zero, their not taking the piss... It's proper tiny! Here it is next to a 50p piece:- How cute is that! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 05:23
Jayenkai	Daaaamn! That's tiny!!
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 05:27
Dabz	I'm still flabbergasted that that there... That tiny thing there which is smaller then my little finger on its longest dimension is a computer! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 05:34
GfK	I want one.... BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!!!! I just do!
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 05:57
Dabz	Get one... Gooooo onnnnnn! lol You'll have to keep an eye on when it's available... I think I hit on lucky! I'm not expecting it to be a power house, but for something that big which will run a vast amount of emulators without blinking an eye... Bargain! Installing it now and noticed straight away the picture is sharper then the one that comes out my behemoth graphics card that's in the floor box! Dabz --- God... They've even managed to fit a blinky LED on it! \o/ Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 06:54
Dabz	And here's it grafting... WARNING... TECH HORNINESS APPROACHING WARNING... TECH HORNINESS APPROACHING Right, couple of things, I thought I'd just boot it up as is before I put retro pi on it, and, it nice to see that, indeed, it does run a little faster then the original Pi, though, it most cases, dont rely on it as a full desktop replacement, pay the extra and get the Pi3 for that. I'm surmising people who do buy this wont use it for desktop purposes, unless they are desperate, it'll either be a retro thing like I want it for (RetroPi dashboard), media centre thing, which, it can chuck HD about perfectly (There is an option in Noobs to install a media centre as default), or obviously, for pet projects, most of the time I can see the desktop hardly used at all and people just working in the terminal via Samba, plugged into a TV once for setup and that'll be it. With the size of it (Did I say I was amazed with the size of it?), the possibilities are endless, jesus, you could put it in anything for modding, and since they've cut a lot out of the main boards, I imagine when running this with batteries, the life of them will be pretty damn good! All in all! 10/10 - It is what it is and does what it does, but god damnit, what they've made and still made sure it does it well is excellent! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:09
Jayenkai	I can only imagine what Spinal could do with such a thing. Looks small enough that it could comfortably fit inside a large controller. (eg Dreamcast/XBox Duke) ready for extreme Emu based functionality. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:14
GfK	Probly get it in a Jaguar controller too. Mind you, you could probably get an ATX board in there.
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:20
Dabz	As a comparison next to an Xbox controller! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:22
Jayenkai	You could gut one of those Atari Flashbacks, and power it up like it's supposed to be! ... Ooooh, or... -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:42
GfK	You could gut one of those Atari Flashbacks, and power it up like it's supposed to be! Interesting... or even better, an actual 2600 (a stone-dead one, obvs. Butchering a working one is an act of treason).
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 07:59
Dabz	Tell ya, the possibilities are endless... If that Amstrad 464 of mine didnt graft... I'd have the dremel out! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 10:54
Dabz	Well... That went... Sorta well... RetroPie installed:- \o/ Had a bit clart really, thought there was no signal going through the HDMI cable to the tele, obviously worked when I booted it up the first time. Had a play about with configs and that inside the RetroPies root directory... Nowt... Reformatted and reinstalled RetroPie on the SD card... Still wasnt working, wiggled the cables... Nowt... Started to get a little cagey thinking I'd borked another Pi... Then... All of a sudden, life in it and it booted up!?! Give it a good auld shake, didnt flinch, so, seems the board is okay... Dunno... Very odd! Anyway, sod works, that's all I need... Added a couple of ROMS to start, pretty easy to do actually... All you do is, obviously when you connect your pi to the network... Is type "\\RETROPIE" in the URL bar of file explorer in windows, hit return and voila, your connected to the pi and you can drag and drop roms till your hearts content, note though, some emulators dont show in the main menu until you drop ROMS in their respective emulator rom folder. Peasy! Oh, and my XBox360 controller works a dream... It's a wired one like, but, picked up straight away and had no problems configuring it! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:14
Jayenkai	Damn, that Sonic screenshot looks MEGACrisp!!!
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:19
Dabz	Lol... It's probably my camera on the iPhone... It's dog dirt! When playing it, it looks okay, I mean... It's on a absolute huge tele, so, the cable on the controller is getting well used! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:30
GfK	The sonic pic is also sideways on my PC! The lil preview one is the right way up, tho.
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:35
Dabz	After a play about... Found that there's 3 emulators in there, changed to DGen emulator, DMT-4 video res and it runs canny... Still massive like, but after initial testing, it's better then the one before! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:46
Dabz	Just dropped in... Psycho fox, Alex kid in miracle world, sonic 1 and 2 Master system retro joy... Lol, gonna complete them one at a time, starting with sonic 1... Hehehe lovely Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 11:59
rockford	Psycho Fox is the mutts nuts. Excellent game.