[Coco] DE1 vs Raspberry PI

[Richard E. Crislip]

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> The Pi isn't the best thing to use though. Many use it because it's
> small and cheap. A little desktop computer or a mini ITX board would
> be faster and more capable, but of course cost more. An ECS Liva X is
> $120 at NewEgg and would be a great little box for an emulator. Older
> laptops work well too. Anything with a dual core processor will be
> plenty fast. If I were to use a Pi I'd get the Pi2 with the quad core
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> 

You are absolutely correct in all the you stated. I have and do use
older PCs (as well as new ones) to emulate the CoCo. As with everything
CoCo, it's a hobby, but more importantly, it is a learning experience
IE brain exercise that will, hopefully, keep Alzheimer at bay 8-).

Cheers

Richard