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From: Chris Elvidge <chris@internal.net>
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Subject: Re: Just got a Pi1B. What can you actually do with it these days?
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 14:01:38 +0100
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On 06/06/2025 at 13:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 06/06/2025 02:04, TronNerd82 wrote:
>> As the subject header would imply, this morning I got a Raspberry Pi 1
>> model B from eBay. I was initially tempted to futz around with Slackware
>> ARM on it, but that distro last supported the Pi 1 in version 14.2,
>> while the latest stable, 15.0, doesn't support it.
>>
>> Raspberry Pi OS was right out since I recently saw its performance in
>> the modern day in a recent Jeff Geerling video on YT.
>>
>> So I went with the best possible choice for a fast and reliable OS on
>> such old hardware: NetBSD.
>> So far, things have been pretty decent, especially in the TTY. In X11
>> there's not a whole lot I can run at once, but it's OK for light
>> websites (as in, SUPER-light - even SearXNG will crash most browsers I
>> try).
>>
>> But aside from super light work, what can I actually do with this thing?
>> I doubt emulation's much of an option, and I remember seeing one of
>> these running Quake, so that might be worthwhile to get working.
>>
>> If you can think of any productive use-cases for an original Pi model B
>> (not even the B+) let me know, and I'll consider it :-)
> 
> Put on PIOS as a server. Don't run X or any GUI.
> 
> Then its fine for any serverish app.

Static webserver, network backup, here.

> 
> Back in the day we used to run obsolescent 366 machines as DNS servers...
> 
> The modern equivalent - a Pi Zero - is great for many things.
> One runs my central heating controller.
> 
> Another acts as an audio input to my hifi, that can play any music on my 
> server and some internet radio stations.
> 



-- 
Chris Elvidge, England
SHERRI DOES NOT "GOT BACK"