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LILYGO Debuts ESP32-C5-Based T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 Development Boards

The T-Dongle C5 is a USB Type-A development board designed in a flash-drive form factor and housed in a transparent enclosure. Measuring approximately 58 × 18 × 9 mm, the board is based on the ESP32-C5HR8 microcontroller and supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), with backward compatibility for 802.11 b/g/n networks.

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New Release: Tails 7.4.1

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Q4OS Trinity Review

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 30, 2022

Q4OS Trinity Review | Lightweight Linux ep. 5 - Invidious

Time for another look down memory lane with the recommended Q4OS Linux Distro with the Trinity Desktop.

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