Hi 9fans,
The knockoffs have arrived:
Pretty much the same as the RaspberryPi, insofar as electronics and chips used. Apparently has a fuel gauge for LiPo battery, a UPS arrangement, and an ADC. Unknown at this point to me what interfaces those use.
26 pin header is preserved, even though its a overall smaller board. There are cards available for it that give it wired ethernet and four USB ports, one USB port can be soldered onto the board. There is also an expansion board with a SPI LCD as well as the mentioned interfaces.
I'm planning on getting one in their second round (expect the usual supply chain issues), see how I go with it. If anyone gets one in the first round, and verifies it working with Plan 9 (firmware issues?), please let me know!
Many thanks!
Shane.