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Subject: Re: List of 787 MS products
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 06:23:32 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-31, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:39:42 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>
>> These thin clients are actually cheaper and more useful than the
>> Raspberry Pi and other small, one board computers. About $30 (or less)
>> shipped if you're patient on eBay. They aren't ARM though, they run
>> Intel or AMD (on the 5060) 64 bit CPUs. Very low wattage, no fans, just
>> a big heat sync.
>
> How many GPIOs does your thin client have :) The Canakit for the Pi 5 has 
> a cut little fan, about 1 1/2" square. I can't hear it although I do feel 
> a little warm air.  Cooling is recommended for the 5; push it too hard and 
> it will throttle down otherwise.

I don't know what a GPIO is, but I'm guessing it has something to do with 
input and output(?) — maybe for a camera? My WYSE 5070 has seven standard 
USB ports (five 3.x and two 2.x) plus a USB-C port that doubles as a Display 
Port. A speaker jack, a headphone jack, a 9-pin serial port, two standard 
Display Ports, an add-on VGA port and an Ethernet port. WiFi is optional. I 
do have a WiFi card on another WYSE 5070 but not on the one I use. I 
normally use Ethernet cables for my computers.

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