Open Pandora finally here?

[SignorSuperdouche]

After two years of being "only two months away" it looks like the Pandora might actually materialise. The development is pretty much done and mass production should start very soon.

I don't know how much interest there is in the Pandora here, but I think it's pretty cool that a small bunch of disparate enthusiasts can come together and actually produce something like this - even if it has been disaster after disaster.

[Fuzzy Lobster]

Huh. I hadn't heard of it.

So, how does it work? Would you install Steam on it or would it require games to be developed for it specifically?

[elmuerte]

Considering it's linux powered, and Windows doesn't run on ARM, I doubt you'd install Steam on it.

[Irishjohn]

It looks like a cool thing. I don't really have the money for a purchase like that though. I imagine with the independent nature of it, they'll only make a couple of batches.

[Lu]

So, how does it work? Would you install Steam on it or would it require games to be developed for it specifically?

See it as a console, but open source. Meaning that anyone with the tools can get crackin' on making games or other content for it.

I'd love to get my hands on one, but it's a bit too costly for me, at the moment. I really do hope that the thing takes off for them.

[Erkki]

Hmm... when the "Pandora for End Users" page starts with

You don't need to be a developer to use the Pandora.

I am suddenly doubtful of how much they focus on usability.

Any info about the games? Or is it assumed that people will just install semi-legal(?) emulators on it.

[ThunderPeel2001]

I've read the website and I'm still confused... What IS it? An OS for emulators?

Still, I like the idea of a bunch of people coming together to make a product. That is a cool and deserves one of these:

[brkl]

It runs linux. It can do whatever a linux system with those specs can. You could use it as a netbook or play Quake 3 with it.

[SignorSuperdouche]

I am suddenly doubtful of how much they focus on usability.

The analogue nubs, dpad etc should be great but as for the software ... well there is a simplified user interface for people who don't want to run a full linux desktop (it boots much faster for one thing) but we'll have to wait and see how good it is. I'm fairly certain this will be a geeks only affair.

Still, as a super teeny tiny laptop I think it's pretty nifty and the fact that it was made by some dudes on a forum makes it super fucking cool in my eyes

If the first batch of users don't have any major issues I'm probably going to grab one from the second batch. I don't have a PMP so that aspect adds to the value for me too, but as the only person on the planet without an iPhone I'm probably alone on that one.

[Erkki]

Yeah, I may have been overly negative before. It definitely seems cool and I might even want one some day. Maybe the games will come someday (besides the ones you can already run on linux).

[Tanukitsune]

I had a GP32 and I got bored of it pretty quick.... But this does interest me a bit...