@BigBadBiologist propably because it has a #32bit - #UEFI (yes that exists!)?

@PaulaMaddox @rasteri @polpo which makes total sense...

Personally, if I had like €1M I'd propably consider starting a company that basically builds a "#TinyRetro" with like a #FlashFloppy, #PicoGUS, #QuadFlop and all the other parts (incl. #IDE controller & IDE->SATA Adaptor) on a #MiniITX form factor (with one of those SOMs) and a spare #ISA slot which then fits into a compact case like the #M350 or similar.

• Kinda like the #CommanderX16 but for #16bit & #32bit #PC / #DOS gaming.

Think of it as a faster alternative to the #NuXT...

• And OFC I'd offer both #FreeDOS & @OS1337 as options (the latter one mostly for diagnostics and data recovery)...

@gettie @waifu I mean, shure, feel free to reimplement #i386 support for #linux since 3.x till today.

• I just think that isn't feasible.

As for #i486 and espechally cancelling #32bit #Linux, that certainly is a corporate decision!

@jamesnorray that's some gorgeous #PixelArt...

Really has some nice #32bit / #RPGmaker2000 vibes...

@ryanc propably because #RaspberryPiOS just uses a linux-firmware metapackage from #Debian and they don't differenciate in their build process beyond #32bit and #64bit ?

@MontgomeryGator that's a cute #Netbook.

• Pretty shure @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabs #Linux #32bit will run flawlessy on it!

@notthatdelta depends on the #UEFI and the way it works.

#iGPU|s from #Intel usually start with something preallocated up to 1,75 GB but can allocate as much as 64GB...

IDK how #AMD does that, but I assume you have booted into #legacy / #BIOS / #CSM mode so it'll only give out ~ 3,5GiB assuming it's #WindowsXP you want to run or any other #32bit OS...

@xeniac I know that this is the case, but it's not a technical unavoidance despite the #RaspberryPi being a non-#UEFI - #arm device.

• Even on the old, #32bit boards.

The solution in that regard would be to boot into a #live / #setup mode like with #RaspberryPiOS for #i586-based #PCs and extend it to a setup that allows creating a new custom image with #LUKS - #FDE enabled and properly encrypted.

• OFC on a #Pi0W that would mean one would've to plug in a 2nd MicroSD with a USB-Adapter but that's not the Point.

I'm not even demanding much, just a simple #TUI / #CLI setup like @ubuntu / #UbuntuServer has with basic customizations.

• I'm not even expecting it to go so far as to offer including #dropbear - #SSH in the #initramfs so one can boot into the encrypted install and unlock it remotely. Just gimme the blinking cursor at the boot asking me to enter the password for the encrypted partition...

@contrefeu @wdormann @Raspberry_Pi

I think a lot of those cheap #RaspberryPi "clones" are just lazy attempts to just throw some #SBC together and oit the door withoit putting in any #effort...

For example, the #BananaPiZeroM2 should run circles around the #Pi0W as it even comes with the best mod ever right out of the box.

Instead, they feel like a chinese knockoff with basically nonexistant documentation...

Compared to that anyone could propably port @OS1337 to the original #Pi1B v1.2 within a week if they wanted to, as it's relatively standard #32bit #ARMv5r11 with all the published documentation...