Raspberry Pi thread, 2012 Edition
"The three most dangerous things in the world are a programmer with a soldering iron, a hardware engineer with a software patch, and a user with an idea."
... and I suspect anyone who'd buy a Raspberry Pi, is all of them.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_pi
Hey CodeMonkey, you too?
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/47769/#msg259032
... and I suspect anyone who'd buy a Raspberry Pi, is all of them.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_pi
Hey CodeMonkey, you too?
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/47769/#msg259032
An ARM-based Linux box board for $25? I think something's screwy here. :/
-Albatross
-Albatross
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Nah, this has been in development for at least two years. It's intent was to be financially viable to schools in third world countries.
| An ARM-based Linux box for $25? I think something's screwy here. |
It's the size of a credit card, doesn't have a VGA connector, cheap processor, cheap memory... and doesn't have a case yet.
I can imagine these things used in robotics class.
Anyway, I always wanted to just solder something somewhere, that works, to feel that I do own the hardware I bought. It's a bit childish, I'll admit.
@Catfish
Believe me, I know exactly how you feel. There's definitely a certain level of satisfaction involved in doing that.
Believe me, I know exactly how you feel. There's definitely a certain level of satisfaction involved in doing that.
It... still sounds a little bit on the cheap side to me. I don't know, it's just an irrational impression.
-Albatross
-Albatross
So I can get a cheap computer for < £20?
Do you think I could buy 10 of them and build a super computer?
Do you think I could buy 10 of them and build a super computer?
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@ chrisname: I guess the only two problems would be information exchange and synchronization. The first is done with cables, the latter with a custom OS or application.
(My humor detector was flashing, but I took your post seriously anyway.)
(My humor detector was flashing, but I took your post seriously anyway.)
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Building a cluster is one of the things I intend to do with it. They have coined the term "Bramble" for a cluster of them.
@Catfish,
I was actually being serious. I know of a distributed OS (Amoeba) but I don't know if it supports ARM. I think you can run Linux on clusters though.
@CodeMonkey,
I guess it's a pun, brambles are where berries (blackberries or raspberries) are found.
I was actually being serious. I know of a distributed OS (Amoeba) but I don't know if it supports ARM. I think you can run Linux on clusters though.
@CodeMonkey,
I guess it's a pun, brambles are where berries (blackberries or raspberries) are found.
I wonder how capable it is at running HD videos with such low specs. Would be a cheap way to link an external drive to your TV or projector, without having to move a laptop around.
These days, TV's come with everything but the kitchen sink... mine has a USB port :D
Awesome... I hope they start making them with built in microwaves.. TV dinners would be amazing
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