This is an update to my last post using the newly launched Pi 2 W, where I previously tried to setup a Pi Zero W as a desktop computer with a custom desktop environemnt based on Raspberry Pi OS Lite and IceWM. Pi Zero as desktopWith the launch of the new Raspberry Pi Zero W 2, the processing power of the tiny Raspberry Pi 2 W has been upped from a single core to a quad core CPU. The form factor of the original board has been retained. The 512MB RAM unfortunately still remains the same as before. This has given it...
Looking at my Raspberry Pi Zero and maybe being partially inspired by the now defunct "One Laptop Per Child" project from a few years ago, which aimed at building a laptop for under $100, I wondered if a usable computer could be created out of the Raspberry Pi Zero. Or maybe it's just the challenge of seeing how far this tiny computer can be pushed that had me wondering whether this was even possible. Is there much point to this? Probably...
