On 20 Sep 2014, at 06:26, Mayuresh Kathe <mayur...@kathe.in> wrote: > I have built Linux systems which fit in 8MB of disk space (along with the > GUI). Google around for "NevyOS". > > Building a tiny Linux system isn't what worries me, it's the probable high > resource consumption of Pharo which is scary. > > Would Pharo be able to run in the limited compute resources offered by low > cost computers like the Raspberry Pi?
It already does. But the RPi is not that small by some definitions (512MB RAM, 4GB HD, 32-bit, full linux), while for others it might be a baseline. > ~Mayuresh > > > On 2014-09-20 09:45, S Krish wrote: >> try the TCL + Pharo stuff. It is simple and easy to hook up. >> Tiny Core gets it down to around 20 MB for a bare bone linux + Pharo >> can be similar to Android if one goes down the path. >> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Mayuresh Kathe <mayur...@kathe.in> >> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> While I am still waiting for my copy of the PBE, I would like to >>> initiate work on a project (along with friends). >>> The idea is to build a minimalist Linux based system which would >>> boot up >>> straight into a full-screen Pharo environment. >>> The system itself would be single user, consisting of not more than >>> a >>> Linux kernel, a few system utilities (busybox?), X (KDrive?) and >>> Pharo >>> (vm + image + ...). >>> Would like to know if it's some how possible to control external >>> programs from within Pharo, essentially shell scripts for network >>> setup, >>> etc. >>> Thanks, >>> ~Mayuresh >
