Raspberry PI

[dammy]

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.

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

[TheDaddy]

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

It's never been publicised enough. The pi people have made a lot of noise, and they got the bbc behind who yesterday gave them 2mins of air.

It's all about the hype.

[TheBilgeRat]

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

The Daddy is partially right, for sure on the marketing.  I know this is a community used to dropping three figures on something as banal as a network card or a USB card, but I'll throw 35 bucks at all sorts of things way before I'll throw a hundred.  I'll take risk with a 35 dollar thing that I wouldn't for 125.  I don't think it will be a great XBMC platform, but I DO think it will be a great platform for a low power controller for homebrew projects.

[TheDaddy]

The Daddy is partially right, for sure on the marketing.  I know this is a community used to dropping three figures on something as banal as a network card or a USB card, but I'll throw 35 bucks at all sorts of things way before I'll throw a hundred.  I'll take risk with a 35 dollar thing that I wouldn't for 125.  I don't think it will be a great XBMC platform, but I DO think it will be a great platform for a low power controller for homebrew projects.

Hype it and they'll come...

Wait until next week when the ipad 3 comes out, queues of believers from dusk till dawn, ready to queue for hours on end, with a coffee (usually a Starbuck), in the rain, sun or snow, to immolate themselves on the Apple altar, to be the first one to hold a slimmer and lighter ipad (why don't they wait until next year when a slimmer and lighter one comes out) and show it to the cameras...

[commodorejohn]

The Daddy is partially right, for sure on the marketing.  I know this is a community used to dropping three figures on something as banal as a network card or a USB card, but I'll throw 35 bucks at all sorts of things way before I'll throw a hundred.  I'll take risk with a 35 dollar thing that I wouldn't for 125.  I don't think it will be a great XBMC platform, but I DO think it will be a great platform for a low power controller for homebrew projects.

I agree. My "serious consideration" range is somewhere around $50-60, so the Pi falls well within the range of "eh, why not" while the Efika (in either form) is something I'd want to budget for.

Use-wise, I've been toying with the idea of hobby OS development for a while, so I think (now that they've begun seriously releasing development information) that this might be a good platform to experiment with that on...

[mongo]

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

The guys who did the Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix used some of them in their build farm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWE6qF7pIM

[Iggy]

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

Well, not enough memory (only 512MB).
A slow A8 processor.
Little to recommend it over a cheap tablet.

What else don't you understand?

[jj]

What you dont understand iggy.   You are totally missing the goals of this device.  But you are american so you probably do not know about the history of the bbc micro and what it achieved in and for the british education system

[bloodline]

Well, not enough memory (only 512MB).
A slow A8 processor.
Little to recommend it over a cheap tablet.

What else don't you understand?

You are bitching about the Raspberry Pi... But you should consider that you are arguing about an education device built by a small charitable organisation for the purpose of teaching British school children to write computer programs! It's not mean for anything else

The fact that there is pent up demand for a £25 computer you can plug into your TV is just a bonus

[HenryCase]

You are bitching about the Raspberry Pi...

Actually, Iggy was referring to the Efika MX (he quoted Dammy in his post).

[bloodline]

Lol! That will teach me to jump into a thread

But my point sill stands... Now just directed to everyone in general.

I guess we, as Amiga users always knew there was a market for a £25 computer you can plug into your TV... That's not hype, that just clear sense

[gertsy]

ohhh Acorns live...!
Can u play Elite?

[jj]

Actually, Iggy was referring to the Efika MX (he quoted Dammy in his post).

 
In that case I apologise Iggy.  I would agree that the Efika  is pointless

[persia]

The BBC Micro was introduced three decades ago, a different world.  Kids nowadays have tablets, iPads, iPods, Smart Phones competing for attention. As well as Laptops and game consoles.  But all of this devices are consumer devices.  You buy,beg or borrow software and run it to view the world.  Raspberry PI is designed to teach them to program.  

[tone007]

Raspberry PI is designed to teach them to program.  

Why program this thing when there are real computers running Linux to program on?

[Tripitaka]

Why program this thing when there are real computers running Linux to program on?

Take a class of 30 kids.......  yes, cost.