I can't really understand the idea of installing "monster" software onto tiny machines. I wouldn't be totally puzzled if this post came from some hobbyist, but it is released by Basho itself. So what's the idea?
The challenge of getting "monster" software onto them is an interesting exercise in part because it reveals a lot about the software when you see how it acts on machines that are constrained and slow by modern standards.
I feel I still learn far more from working on platforms with severe resource constraints than elsewhere, because a lot of issues that still affect larger systems but that are masked suddenly become massive in-your-face challenges.
And of course it can simply be just fun.
RTFA