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Windows 3.11 on Raspberry Pi 3

Windows 3.11 on Raspberry Pi 3

Running Windows 3.11 on a Raspberry Pi can be done using emulation. This will cover how to use an emulation utilitiy called DosBox. This post (https://youtu.be/idHQk99E4VA), from Christopher Barnatt inspired me to dust off my old floppy disks and give it a go. You can find more here as well, http://explainingcomputers.com/ Sourcing Windows 3.11 can be challenging. I have 6 install disks that were part of my college computer, an AST i486SX 33Mhz CPU with 8MB of ram and a…

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Raspberry Pi 3 GQRX SDR

Raspberry Pi 3 GQRX SDR

The Raspberry Pi 3 has enough power to run applications that were out of reach of earlier versions.  Software Defined Radio, commonly known as SDR, is such an application.  There are several program options that can be installed.  I’ll be covering GQRX because it powered by GNU-Radio and Qt.  You can find more information about the software at http://gqrx.dk/ Installing gqrx is done by follownig the instructions outlined on the GQRX developer’s website, http://gqrx.dk/download/install-ubuntu Here is an excerpt. For Ubuntu…

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Raspberry Pi 3 and Ubuntu Mate – A Good Match

Raspberry Pi 3 and Ubuntu Mate – A Good Match

Raspberry Pi 3, released to the public on February 2016, is a quad core SOC that includes 1GB of RAM.  This computer from the Raspberry Foundation, along with its version 2 sibling, can run Ubuntu Mate.  The Pi 3 has on board bluetooth and wireless features that enhance headless installations. Installing Ubunut Mate is a simple matter of downloading the image file from the developer and “burning” it to a MicroSD card.  There are a number of methods, but I…

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