[Roberto] recently discovered a clever way to gain root access to an HP t520 thin client computer. These computers run HP’s ThinPro operating system. The OS is based on Linux and is basically ...

That’s apparently what was on [Crimson Repair]’s mind lately, the result being the discovery that an old thin client PC makes a dandy stand-in for a Raspberry Pi, at least in some cases.

"They validated the thin-client architecture in CE, and now they're doing it for Windows XP's new networking and multimedia components. "HP and Wyse have their own loads so this will increase ...