[PD] minicomputers for pd + gem (linux)

[Andy Farnell]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 03:12:57PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
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> On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Mathieu Bouchard wrote:
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> > Le 2012-02-17 à 18:53:00, Jordi Sala a écrit :
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> >> Can anyone help me with minicomputers that run acceptably with Ubuntu + PD (GEM)? some experience? 
> > 
> > DEC's PDP-1134 would be your best bet.
> > 
> > http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ud6cVWt3cc4/TFSxKkaka_I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/cICybvX3IHE/s1600/pdp1134.jpg
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> > It can't run Ubuntu, but it can run a fairly recent version of UNIX, to which PureData could be ported if it gets shrunk to fit in 0.000122 meg of RAM.
> > 
> > If the RAM is a bit too tight, don't worry, it comes with two tapedecks, as you can see in the 1st and 4th towers.
> > 
> > It's such a wonder of technology. Much smaller than a real computer.
> > 
> > It wouldn't take that many man-months of porting to get it going...
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
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> We are not living in the 80s any more. ;)


But some of us have to keep reliving it in therapy

http://www.thefashionpolice.net/2007/09/fashion-crimes-of-the-80s.html




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