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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #14 on: February 29, 2012, 05:37:21 PM »
I agree...a bit of a FAIL on their part...newbified! :)
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #15 on: February 29, 2012, 05:45:27 PM »
Looks like I missed the boat getting it as well.

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #16 on: February 29, 2012, 06:37:04 PM »
I think we can safely say that there'll be plenty more made... I missed out too, but I'm happy to wait for a little while until things have stabilised.

I'm delighted to be honest that it's gathered this much momentum for them!
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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #17 on: February 29, 2012, 07:08:51 PM »
Hard to go wrong with a £22 computer

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #18 on: February 29, 2012, 07:18:30 PM »
I have expressed my Interest in one, but I am thinking at the back of my mind (Hmm i wander Amiga on a Raspberry Pi) But I am glad its Linux thats going on it instead of that robing MS.
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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #19 on: February 29, 2012, 07:53:18 PM »
I've tried, but I really can't see the appeal of this thing.
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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #20 on: February 29, 2012, 08:16:17 PM »
Quote from: tone007;681899
I've tried, but I really can't see the appeal of this thing.


You might be right...

Some people have even said that children aren't that interested in programming and for a reason, they aren't bothered with what's underneath or inside a machine they just want to use it and play. Time will tell...
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #21 on: February 29, 2012, 08:21:50 PM »
Quote from: TheDaddy;681901
You might be right...

Some people have even said that children aren't that interested in programming and for a reason, they aren't bothered with what's underneath or inside a machine they just want to use it and play. Time will tell...



Playing devils advocate, the far east would buy them to clone/put a case on it / Stick Android on it and get some anime characters kicking ass and sell it back as Air Jordan's. Bling.

Still bought one tho
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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #22 on: February 29, 2012, 08:41:42 PM »
I missed out this morning but I cant wait to get one and run XBMC on it (and sell the appleTV 2's).
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #23 on: February 29, 2012, 09:07:41 PM »
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Playing devils advocate, the far east would buy them to clone/put a case on it / Stick Android on it and get some anime characters kicking ass and sell it back as Air Jordan's. Bling.

Still bought one tho



Have they told you when you will receive yours?
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #24 on: February 29, 2012, 09:12:11 PM »
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It hasn't come out yet, but my feeling is that when they decided to go with the distribution partner side, the Raspberry Pi folks didn't quite know what they really were getting.

Actually, no..
Apparently the Raspberry Pi folks are mad at the distributors..
They apparently tried and tried to warn them about the demand, and the distributors either didn't listen or didn't believe them...

Personally, I'll wait for better availability later...  ;-)

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #25 on: February 29, 2012, 10:22:16 PM »
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Actually, no..
Apparently the Raspberry Pi folks are mad at the distributors..
They apparently tried and tried to warn them about the demand, and the distributors either didn't listen or didn't believe them...

Personally, I'll wait for better availability later...  ;-)

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It's just been on our national BBC news.  I was quite suprised really, it had a good 2 minutes.
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #26 on: February 29, 2012, 10:52:39 PM »
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I've tried, but I really can't see the appeal of this thing.


25-35 dollar 700Mhz 256Mb ARM computer the size of a credit card able to be run off 4AA batteries and able to play back 1080P?

I see nothing BUT potential.
 

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #27 on: February 29, 2012, 10:55:16 PM »
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25-35 dollar 700Mhz 256Mb ARM computer the size of a credit card able to be run off 4AA batteries and able to play back 1080P?

I see nothing BUT potential.
I see AROS ;)

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #28 on: February 29, 2012, 11:00:55 PM »
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I see AROS ;)

World domination! I hope that an AROS developer could get that thing. :afro:

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Re: Raspberry PI
« Reply #29 from previous page: February 29, 2012, 11:14:46 PM »
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Some people have even said that children aren't that interested in programming and for a reason, they aren't bothered with what's underneath or inside a machine they just want to use it and play. Time will tell...
That's a bit of a sweeping assumption - programming is taught so little and so poorly below BA-level college classes that it's difficult to say whether kids actually aren't interested or simply have never had a latent interest properly fed. It's like saying kids aren't interested in reading when all you've got is a shelf full of accounting manuals.
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