;-)
I don’t know. You should make sure it doesn’t have a Realtek Wi-Fi card. Otherwise, it looks fine. I found the Linux Hardware report for it here: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=7144bb41
I think the price to performance doesn’t look the best, though. Maybe go for a Thinkpad instead?
I’m in tears, I’ve finally found the version of this toy I had as a kid.
Thank you so much for this shitpost, sincerely.
If it’s like the older vtech educational toys it uses some z80 processor, so you won’t be able to run Linux but you can a few different hobbyist microcomputer operating systems like zeal8bit and fuzix.
Bet it can run doom.
You joke but it would be an awesome project. Maybe replace the screen with a real LCD, shove an rpi inside etc.
“diy dr.k” on YouTube did something similar with a barbie kid’s laptop
Yeah, it’d be really cool if it could run real OS inside it, and can play sound from the builtin speaker it apparently has
Temple OS or bust
Terry would be so proud. And racist and scared. But also proud.
Oh, now you’re talkin!
Hanna Montana, and you’re good to go.
this might unironically run linux depending on the specs
I wonder what CPU it has. You should tear it down and see if you can get some custom code running.
You may want to also post this to [email protected]
Someone with NetBSD is already scouring eBay.
Is that just a model, or is there actually a display in the middle that does something?
Yes, there’s a monochrome display in the middle. It’s kinda like a TI-86 calculator aimed at children.
There is a small LCD in the middle. This is a different brand, but the same idea.
FYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.