ricortes Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 There are limits to every choice. Go RPi and you will spend a fortune kludging a display onto it. Go cheap Android phone and you will probably not get host mode OTG capability. Google is now pretty intrusive with their 'Google Market' requiring close to 4 gigs storage on what ever device you would want to use for their bloatware. I'm a USB joystick and keyboard fan with emulators. You really need OTG USB for this. If you go Android, you need at least 4 gigs of storage just for updates and bloat ware. I've also found 1 gig of RAM is pretty much a minimum to run w/o crashing and lagging. SD card slot with ability to use at least 8 gig card is a must. Lots of developers are not adding the ability to put their apks on SD card so you still need a ton of built in storage. Bluetooth is almost a must. Let's you dual use as an MP3 player with external speakers but headphone jack is probably enough. WiFi is a must. I'm terrible with tablets, I think I have bought, busted or worn out 7 or 8. If the title of the thread wasn't handheld, I would say the new Raspberry Pi but with that restriction It has to be and Android tablet of some form with the minimum specs I outlined. My Kindle Fire just overheated and took a dive. While getting a replacement I came across a tablet that should meet all the minimum requirements. Off brand FleBay thing but current. I will do a bit of testing when it gets here to see if it is up to snuff. *IF* I can get my Kindle working with the parts coming in, I will investigate its ability to run an emulator too. When they offered that ~6 Kindles for $250 deal a few xmases ago I got sucked in, but didn't keep a spare for myself so I am currently Kindleless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matej Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Yes LCD, 3d printed case and buttons...I will write you about Linux sw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xebec Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Here are some more portable ideas: https://www.instagram.com/lovehulten/ A small Raspberry Pi 3 Atari 800 emulator could be made to fit this form factor ... may be a USB port for a keyboard. A raspberry pi zero (w) would also be powerful enough I would think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 This Androidplayer runs the Colleen emulator and includes joystick support on the handheld. It can be done... Bob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanti77 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 http://anddev.at.ua/load/emulators/atari800_2_2_1/2-1-0-9 This is better emulator atari for android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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