Handheld 86, a community for lovers of all handheld x86 gaming PC

Happy Monday! We are a small community in search for lemmings out there who have interest in x86 handheld gaming PCs.

The Links

The Deets

For those unaware, x86 is an architecture that is ubiquitous in general computing (home computers, servers, etc) and is where you find most software (and PC gaming) compatibility (Steam, Battle.net, Epic Games Store, etc.). What this means essentially is that these handhelds are gaming computers crammed into the handheld form factor, so you can potentially play all your steam games, EGS games, etc, on the go.

Outside of the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, there are many more other brands, such as GPD, One Netbook, AyaNeo, and even Anbernic, known for their arm-based emulation handhelds, has an x86 gaming handheld with the Win600.

We would like to foser discussion around these devices, celebrate their existance, and keep up to date on all the news surrounding them

So if any of this interests you and want to stay informed on the topic, head on over and join the club!!

Rules

The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World’s rules. You can click the link but we’ve reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn’t a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.

1. Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.

A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn’t rulebreaking and we can’t be supportive to them then we probably shouldn’t engage.

B. No illegal content.

C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.

D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.

E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.

2. Include a community title and description in your post title. - A following example of this would be New Communities - A place to post new communities all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.

3. Follow the formatting. - The formatting as included below is important for people getting universal links across Lemmy as easily as possible.

FAQ:

Q: Why do I get a 404?

A: At least one user in an instance needs to search for a community before it gets fetched. Searching for the community will bring it into the instance and it will fetch a few of the most recent posts without comments. If a user is subscribed to a community, then all of the future posts and interactions are now in-sync.

Q: When I try to create a post, the circle just spins forever. Why is that?

A: This is a current known issue with large communities. Sometimes it does get posted, but just continues spinning, but sometimes it doesn’t get posted and continues spinning. If it doesn’t actually get posted, the best thing to do is try later. However, only some people seem to be having this problem at the moment.

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