Hello
I am new to Arduino, and I wish to try electronics with them for school projects. I was initially interested in the Arduino Yun (rev 2) for its wireless capabilities, as well as ability to work as a file server with a built-in card reader. However, at a local store, I came across the older Arduino Tian, which seemed to have slightly better specs and features like bigger memory and ARM processor, and it was on sale for an extra 10-15 dollars of the cost of the Yun.
Now I understand that the Tian is a recently retired product, that it was made by another company, and I might not need all the extras like BLE just yet. However, the specs are still interesting that I am tempted to get it, if I decide to do more things next time. My concern now is whether I will still be able to use the different libraries like Bridge (or is it Ciao?), as I read on another site that it no longer works. He writes "Right out of the box from you guys none of the Bridge functionality to pass data between the micro and linux side works (100% why people would buy this)."
I wish to know from other Tian users whether this is still true or has it been fixed? I also noticed the latest firmware has not been updated since 2016 as well, and the ipk stuff are from 2017. Will this be a problem for simple projects or use at home? Or should I get the Yun and save money and headaches? I would like to get any advice or warnings from other Tian users if it is possible. If there is a site where I could get more detailed info and help, I would appreciate it too.
Thank you.