3 Community Tutorials: Install Transport Tycoon, XFCE, and a Command-Line GitHub Utility

Jake showing off OpenTTD on PocketC.H.I.P.

Jake showing off OpenTTD on PocketC.H.I.P.

Become a Transportation Tycoon, bring the C.H.I.P. desktop computing experience to PocketC.H.I.P., and browse the millions of GitHub repositories from the geekiness of the command-line, all on PocketC.H.I.P.!

If you’re working on a cool project, make sure to share it with the community. Tweet about it, write a Facebook post, or join the conversation in the forum. We can’t wait to see what you’re working on.
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Community Made: Sumo Robots, Airplane Tracking, and Even More PocketC.H.I.P. Case Customization

PocketC.H.I.P. with a software defined radio attached.

Ethan Rose’s PocketC.H.I.P. with a software defined radio attached

This week the community is using C.H.I.P. as the brain of a competitive robot, PocketC.H.I.P. and software defined radio to decode and track airplanes, and 3D printing and old consumer electronics to personalize their PocketC.H.I.P. enclosure.

No matter what you’re doing with C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P., share it with the community. Snap a photo and share it on Twitter, message us on Facebook, or join the conversation in the forum. No matter how you decide to participate, C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P. are more fun when you share.

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3 New Community Tutorials: Play OpenRCT2, Chat with Pidgin, and Customize your MOTD

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Another week of shipping PocketC.H.I.P.s, another week of original community created tutorials. Community members Kainxkitsune, Ramayaben, and Neto aren’t just using PocketC.H.I.P., they are helping others get the most out of their device by writing projects.

Thanks to their documentation it’s now easier than ever to install Open RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, use the multi-protocol chat client Pidgin, and customize the command-line message of the day (MOTD) that welcomes users upon remote login.

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3 Great Community Created Tutorials: Install Quake II, Fluxbox, and MachineKit

Get Quake II on your PocketC.H.I.P. today!

Get Quake II on your PocketC.H.I.P. today. Crunch, Jerick, and Tina did!

Battle back an alien invasion in Quake II, customize your PocketC.H.I.P. desktop with Fluxbox, and control enormous machines with MachineKit on C.H.I.P., all thanks to the work of the community!

Community members Anthk, Bilejoni, and Machine Koder have you covered with all the details on how to install, configure, and use Quake II, Fluxbox, and MackineKit on C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P.!

Don’t wait until the next blog post, see it before it happens in the forum! It’s a vibrant community committed to sharing their knowledge of C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P., plus everyone is always happy to help when you have questions.

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Links We Like: The Art of Collections and Collecting

The NTC shelves of interesting things

The NTC shelves of interesting things

This week’s installment of Links We Like gives hat-tip to the collectors of odd and interesting stuff that has attracted our attention. From Jar Gielens’ stockpile of retro video games, to Keith Clatworthy’s trove of Mattel View-Masters, to Collectors Weekly catalog of collections their histories, collections reveal our products’ cultural history and remind us of our past.

Collections help us to remember elements of our past and find order in the disarray of memory. They’re enjoyable to look at and reveal a lot about the collector. Here at NTC we have a large group collection packed with interesting things like uniquely designed consumer electronics and classic toys, musical instruments, skateboards, oh, and there are lot and lots of cameras too!

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