CPU upgrade + OS support

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Hey, just had a couple of quick questions:

- What the likelihood of the hardware being updated to use the new
dual core Cortex A9 processor instead?
- Also is it possible to run a 'full fat' GNU based (ARM compatible)
OS on this board and run it as a stand alone PC?

Cheers

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Grizzly wrote:

Hey, just had a couple of quick questions:

- What the likelihood of the hardware being updated to use the new
dual core Cortex A9 processor instead?

unlikely, there is the Pandaboard already.

- Also is it possible to run a 'full fat' GNU based (ARM compatible)
OS on this board and run it as a stand alone PC?

You can put an OS as fat as you like, nevertheless some people
have found running e.g. a "full" Ubuntu as a bit too much for
the Beagle...