Well, can't buy it, but registered interest.-Renegade (June 14, 2012, 12:59 PM)
Well, can't buy it, but registered interest.-Renegade (June 14, 2012, 12:59 PM)
You can also register at RS Components (Australia) (http://australia.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi), it'll be AU$41 delivered, cheaper than Element 14 (http://downloads.element14.com/raspberryPi3.html?isRedirect=true) - (formerly Farnell and the 14th element is Silicon in case you're wondering :) ).
The queue must be mighty long, I registered a while ago and so far they've invited two lots of 4000 to order.....and I wasn't one of them.-4wd (June 14, 2012, 08:36 PM)
Your Raspberry Pi Id number is 244205
Only selling as I don't have time for the project I intended to use it for.
I ordered 2 of these with hopes to use them together for a project but I am no longer going that route.
I don't really have a need for it...
Bought a few to scalp on ebay. Pay up or wait months.
The MagPi: a Raspberry Pi community magazine
Posted on May 5, 2012 by liz
Whenever I’m tasked with chatting up potential donors, partners or volunteers for the Raspberry Pi project, I’m asked what really makes us stand out from other computer companies. There are lots of answers: the charity business model; the unusual price point we’ve picked; the open-source software; the transparency about process; the focus on education.
But for me, what I consider the biggest thing we have going for us, and the thing I tend to rattle on about most in meetings, is the community that’s grown around the project. The MagPi, a free online magazine dedicated to the Raspberry Pi, whose first issue was released a few days ago, is a perfect example of that. It’s been put together entirely by volunteers, guided by Ash Stone, Jason “Jaseman” Davies, Meltwater and other names you may recognise from the forums and comments on this site. I was broadly aware they were up to something, but I was amazed at the scope of what they sent me to look at earlier in the week, and I’ve been really, really impressed by the first issue. There are Debian and Puppy guides, articles on computing history, ideas for robotics projects, tutorials in Scratch and Python (with code you can type in yourself, just like in the good old days), features about the Raspberry Pi itself, and other goodies to dig into. I really can’t recommend it enough, and if you haven’t been lucky enough to get to the head of the queue, you don’t need a Raspberry Pi to find it useful (you might actually find the magazine good preparation before yours arrives). So go and download a copy, have a flick through, write to the guys if you think you can contribute to future issues, and let us know what you think!
Don't know if anyone cares, but the Rasberry Pi community has their own monthly e-magazine. Called The MagPi, (http://www.themagpi.com/) it's now up to the second issue and may be downloaded here (http://www.themagpi.com/).-40hz (June 18, 2012, 05:17 PM)
Your Raspberry Pi Id number is 244205-4wd (June 16, 2012, 07:59 PM)
| Registration date recorded between | Estimated Invited to order date | Estimated shipping lead-time* |
| 6th March - 12th March | Tuesday 19 June | 9 weeks |
| 13th March - 21st March | Wednesday 20 June | 10 weeks |
| 22nd March - 5th April | Thursday 21 June | 11 weeks |
| 6th April - 16 April | Friday 22 June | 11 weeks |
| 17th April - 25 April | Monday 25 June | 12 weeks |
| 26th April - 8th May | Tuesday 26 June | 12 weeks |
| 9th May - 23rd May | Wednesday 27 June | 13 weeks |
| 24th May - 7th June | Thursday 28 June | 14 weeks |
| 8th June onwards | Friday 29 June | 14 weeks |
Not even worth buying an extra one to extort more money from Renegade since he's would arrive three weeks later anyway :P-4wd (June 19, 2012, 05:06 AM)
Some proposed, 2012, and available PC boards:
Raspberry Pi; BeagleBoard-xM; BeagleBone; PandaBoard ES; Cotton Candy; Ninja Blocks; NUC Intel; VIA (APC/Android 8750 PC); Gooseberry; Olimex (A13-OLinuXino); Maple Board (LeafLabs); Arduino; gumstick (gumstix).-sword (June 20, 2012, 12:07 PM)
Does anyone know much about this stuff? I'd like to give it a shot with some software ideas, but the options are a tad freaky now with so many....
Does anyone know much about this stuff? I'd like to give it a shot with some software ideas, but the options are a tad freaky now with so many....
@Renegade - Arduino is already established and well beyond the curiosity/novelty stage. Not a bad choice if you're looking to develop something that has an active audience. You can also think outside the box with this puppy. Some musical instruments (http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/ArduinoSynth) are out there that use Arduino for their base hardware. Ditto for some audio realtime processing (http://interface.khm.de/index.php/lab/experiments/arduino-realtime-audio-processing/) uses.
Might be a natural for you since you're into music apps already. Just a thought... ;)
8) :Thmbsup:-40hz (June 20, 2012, 06:22 PM)
Does anyone know much about this stuff? I'd like to give it a shot with some software ideas, but the options are a tad freaky now with so many....
@Renegade - Arduino is already established and well beyond the curiosity/novelty stage. Not a bad choice if you're looking to develop something that has an active audience. You can also think outside the box with this puppy. Some musical instruments (http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/ArduinoSynth) are out there that use Arduino for their base hardware. Ditto for some audio realtime processing (http://interface.khm.de/index.php/lab/experiments/arduino-realtime-audio-processing/) uses.
Might be a natural for you since you're into music apps already. Just a thought... ;)
8) :Thmbsup:-40hz (June 20, 2012, 06:22 PM)
Exactly~! Thanks~! :D That's the perfect jump point for me to focus research on. (I hate chasing down a million different products -- better to start with some advice and a bit of focus!)-Renegade (June 21, 2012, 05:26 AM)
Last week I shared results from the Phoronix 12-core ARM Linux mini cluster that was constructed out of six PandaBoard ES development boards. Over the weekend, a 96-core ARM cluster succeeded this build. While packing nearly 100 cores and running Ubuntu Linux, the power consumption was just a bit more than 200 Watts. This array of nearly 100 processor cores was even powered up by a solar panel.
This past weekend I was out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where this build took place. A massive ARM build out has been in the plans for a few months and to even get it running off a solar panel. The build was a success and by Sunday, the goals were realized.
Things have changed a lot since 1975. And one of the most notable changes is that the former 'rebels' are now doing their damnedest to become our new overlords.-40hz (June 19, 2012, 08:00 AM)
Anyone remember OCCAM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam_(programming_language)) (programming language) - sounds like it might be useful again!-Carol Haynes (June 21, 2012, 10:30 AM)
Now all we need is some Linux software to take advantage of that amount of horsepower!
Things have changed a lot since 1975. And one of the most notable changes is that the former 'rebels' are now doing their damnedest to become our new overlords.-40hz (June 19, 2012, 08:00 AM)
Ummm... Apple was doing the same thing back then, i.e. Franklin Ace, Laser, and other clones. They did it again in the 90s. This is just part for the course for them... they never were truly rebels.-wraith808 (June 21, 2012, 11:40 AM)
[Continuing the aside}
Blimey I had completely forgotten about Modular! A blast from the past - and yes it was a great Pascal-like language.
I do remember having fun with Forth - though it seems less like high level programming and more like a cross between a Mensa logic puzzle and assembly language!-Carol Haynes (June 21, 2012, 11:57 AM)
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Quite a range out there. The $19 board freaks me out. But, there are lots of options.-Renegade (June 20, 2012, 02:47 PM)
^Which board you should pick will depend on what you want to accomplish.-40hz (June 26, 2012, 05:20 AM)
I was leaning toward the arduino for this very reason (I have a small robotics project in mind). I've done a bit of research, and as you say there are any number of resources available, but as this is potentially a very complex subject I guess I was looking for a recommendation of a good entry point.-Target (June 26, 2012, 06:39 PM)
>:D I have a Raspberry Pi B Linux Computer in my possession.
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Master of Similes was not given without thought.-Rover (June 27, 2012, 10:34 PM)
To change between Celsius and Fahrenheit go to Settings -> Appearance -> International and select your location under "Region".Not at all obvious, is it? I think this one sets the correct time zone as well.
ok...i need to order one. I'm not going to be left out of this!-superboyac (August 09, 2012, 05:55 PM)
^^ That is brilliant.-superboyac (August 11, 2012, 09:18 PM)
Hot dang! You're making me so jealous!!! This Raspberry Pi is like geek porn.^^ That is brilliant.-superboyac (August 11, 2012, 09:18 PM)
Credit goes to the person that designed the Punnet (http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1310) case:
30 seconds to print
30 minutes to cut out
24 hours to make sure the damn glue sets
This will probably be its permanent home since I'm now ordering another RPi to go in a fancier case, (maybe even plastic!) :)-4wd (August 11, 2012, 10:16 PM)
Raspberry Pi makes a great item for a giveaway/contest. I might even do one myself.-rgdot (August 11, 2012, 11:31 PM)
Everybody see this announcement?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1731
And this one?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1734
I like how Liz says "whet your appetite." How do you "whet" an appetite when 90% of the Pi community is already salivating in buckets? ;D
(Note: I'm stilllll waaaaitingggg... :mrgreen:)-40hz (August 12, 2012, 09:03 AM)
Everybody see this announcement?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1731
And this one?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1734-40hz (August 12, 2012, 09:03 AM)
Would any of you run MIT Scratch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtXX1ctrvM&feature=related) on a Raspberry Pi? Would you do it if you had a lot of mosquito bites?-Arizona Hot (August 23, 2012, 12:26 AM)
Now, if only I could power it from its own USB port.....-4wd (August 11, 2012, 08:48 PM)
Engineers build Raspberry Pi supercomputer
September 11, 2012
(Phys.org)—Computational Engineers at the University of Southampton have built a supercomputer from 64 Raspberry Pi computers and Lego.
The team, led by Professor Simon Cox, consisted of Richard Boardman, Andy Everett, Steven Johnston, Gereon Kaiping, Neil O'Brien, Mark Scott and Oz Parchment, along with Professor Cox's son James Cox (aged 6) who provided specialist support on Lego and system testing.
Professor Cox comments: "As soon as we were able to source sufficient Raspberry Pi computers we wanted to see if it was possible to link them together into a supercomputer. We installed and built all of the necessary software on the Pi starting from a standard Debian Wheezy system image and we have published a guide so you can build your own supercomputer."
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< Read the rest of this article here (http://phys.org/news/2012-09-raspberry-pi-supercomputer.html).>
I do wish it wasn't pink though.-4wd (December 21, 2012, 12:33 AM)
I do wish it wasn't pink though.-4wd (December 21, 2012, 12:33 AM)
Don't you mean raspberry coloured? What colour should raspberry pi be? :tellme:-Carol Haynes (December 21, 2012, 01:56 AM)
I do wish it wasn't pink though.-4wd (December 21, 2012, 12:33 AM)
Don't you mean raspberry coloured? What colour should raspberry pi be? :tellme:-Carol Haynes (December 21, 2012, 01:56 AM)
Raspberries are darker than that - well the ones I've eaten anyway.-4wd (December 21, 2012, 03:31 AM)
... hacker Nathan Morgan decided to use the Raspberry Pi as the guts of a tiny laptop computer with a 3.5 inch display, a thumb-keyboard, solid state disk, and rechargeable batteries.
^Yeah. I'm tired of being on a waiting list twice now. (The first time after, waiting three months, my order apparently vanished without a trace and I had to get back at the foot of the queue again.)-40hz (April 05, 2013, 02:31 PM)
"...Though it may look like a slightly more expensive outlay, its manufacturer says that by providing everything needed for display, keyboard and network connectivity right out of the box, the Black provides "a lower total cost of ownership than the nearest competitor."
micro HDMI interfaces also feature, though the reported resolution for the latter maxes out at 1280 x 1024
Ouch! That rules out using it as a media player.
What is the opinion of the people here about this video. The comments on YouTube seemed to be quite negative.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=31312.msg326082#msg326082))
Raspberry Pi Accessories You Already Have! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bEujnl1Zo)-Arizona Hot (May 11, 2013, 07:32 PM)
Glassgow University built a cloud platform from Raspberry Pi's and Lego
Thursday, June 13, 2013
The University of Glasgow has created a working model of a multi-million pound cloud computing platform using Lego bricks and Raspberry Pi mini-computers.
The project, which is called Raspberry Pi Cloud, is the idea of four lecturers at the University’s School of Computing. The four doctors believed that the knowledge about the cloud will play a very important role in their students’ future as IT professionals. But it was hard for researchers and students to develop a good practical knowledge due to the secrecy nature of how cloud computing infrastructure works.
According to one of the lecturers, “For an initial investment of less than £4,000, we’ve been able to build a Linux-based system which allows researchers and students complete access to a working cloud computing infrastructure at a tiny fraction of the cost of its commercial equivalent,”
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<more here> (http://www.linuxandlife.com/2013/06/glassgow-university-built-cloud.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LinuxAndLife+%28Linux+and+Life%29)
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=31312.msg338333#msg338333))
$199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi competitor Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/199-4-2-computer-is-intels-first-raspberry-pi-competitor/)-Arizona Hot (September 20, 2013, 06:59 PM)
It's notable that the MinnowBoard is an open hardware platform, a distinction that Arduino and BeagleBone can claim but Raspberry Pi cannot. Users could create their own MinnowBoards by buying the items on the bill of materials—all the design information is published, and CircuitCo chose components that can be purchased individually rather than in the bulk quantities hardware manufacturers are accustomed to, Anders said. Users can also buy a pre-made MinnowBoard and make customizations or create their own accessory boards to expand its capability.
And being an open hardware platform means that the source code of (almost) all the software required to run the platform is open.
In a keynote address, Intel CTO Dirk Hohndel told the LinuxCon crowd that the MinnowBoard was "specifically designed as the first open hardware board based on x86, and that allows you to build derivatives without an NDA. All the pieces are open and available, all the blueprints you need, all the source files you need. You can create your own embedded platforms without Intel, without any of the vendors involved."
There's just one exception: with the graphics processing unit, only the binary files required to drive the GPU are available, as the source code remains closed. Anders said that's a sticking point for some purists, but he's hoping that "as long as we continue to keep pressure on companies like Intel, Texas Instruments, and Freescale… eventually they'll see the light and say, 'we'll make these open as well.'"
Although it's more than four times the price of the BeagleBone Black, the MinnowBoard is also four or five times more powerful, according to Anders. "If you look at optimizing a few things, you can get it up to 10 times more powerful," he said.
The most likely use cases today aren't hobbyist applications but industrial uses, Anders said. "The BeagleBone is a very small, low-power device, and it's targeted for some very specific applications for hobbying. You know, developing small proof-of-concept designs," Anders said. "Our initial offer for the MinnowBoard is actually more targeted toward industrial automation, industrial controls. What you'll find is a lot of manufacturers, companies creating products, if they want to create an x86 design, they have to buy a third-party reference platform which is closed. They have to buy large software support packages, support contracts, and they generally don't get the right to use the existing design as it is. They have to buy additional licenses and things to create the product."
Specification
- CPU：ARM® Cortex™-A7 Dual-Core
- GPU：ARM® Mali400MP2, Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
- Memory：1GB DDR3 @960M
- Storage：4GB internal NAND flash, up to 64GB on uSD slot, up to 2T on 2.5 SATA disk
- Power：5VDC input 2A or USB otg input
- Networking：10/100 ethernet, optional wifi
- USB : Two USB 2.0 HOST, one USB 2.0 OTG
- Extended Interfaces: 96 extend pin interface, including I2C, SPI, RGB/LVDS, CSI/TS, FM-IN, ADC, CVBS, VGA, SPDIF-OUT, R-TP, and more
- Other: One IR
On the software side, cubieboard2 support both android 4.2 Jelly Bean, Ubuntu 12.04 and other Linux distributions.
Why pay for a VPS when you can have your own server?
EDIS will colocate your RasPi for free at their datacenter in Austria. (http://www.edis.at/en/server/colocation/austria/raspberrypi/)-4wd (January 09, 2014, 09:42 PM)
Why pay for a VPS when you can have your own server?
EDIS will colocate your RasPi for free at their datacenter in Austria. (http://www.edis.at/en/server/colocation/austria/raspberrypi/)-4wd (January 09, 2014, 09:42 PM)
Tried to jump on this, but the "Order now" button is disabled. Rats.-mwb1100 (January 09, 2014, 11:45 PM)
Worked for me just now.-4wd (January 10, 2014, 03:58 AM)
Huh - now I don't even get an "Order now" button. The Free Raspberry Pi option is completely missing from the colocation ordering page now.-mwb1100 (January 10, 2014, 09:41 AM)
I wonder if it's because I'm in the US?-mwb1100 (January 10, 2014, 09:41 AM)
Just had a reply to an email I sent them - EDIS is out of slots, but there was a glitch that allowed some orders to proceed.-mwb1100 (January 10, 2014, 03:48 PM)
And seriously, who wants to deal with the US when it comes to network anything these days?-40hz (January 10, 2014, 12:40 PM)
What's the same:
- Same Broadcom BCM2835 Chipset
- Same 512MB RAM
- Same full size HDMI port
- Same 10/100 Ethernet port
- Same CSI camera port and DSI display ports
- Same micro USB power supply connection
What has changed:
- Now comes with 4 USB ports so you can now connect more devices than ever to your Raspberry Pi.
- There is a 40pin extended GPIO so you can build even bigger and better projects than ever before. The first 26 pins are identical to the Model B to provide 100% backward compatibility for your projects.
- Micro SD slot instead of the full size SD slot for storing information and loading your operating systems.
- Advanced power management:
- You can now provide up to 1.2 AMP to the 4 USB ports – enabling you to connect more power hungry USB devices without needing an external USB hub. (This feature requires a 2Amp micro USB Power Supply)
- The B+ board now uses less power (600mA) than the Model B Board (750mA) when running
- Combined 4-pole jack for connecting your stereo audio out and composite video out
Please note: The Raspberry Pi Model B+ is laid-out differently to the previous Raspberry Pis and existing enclosures and crusts (daughter boards) may not fit. Checkout the data sheet downloads below.
Specifications:
- Chip: Broadcom BCM2835 SoC
- Core Architecture: ARM11
- CPU: 700 MHz Low Power ARM1176JZFS Applications Processor
- GPU
- Dual Core VideoCore IV® Multimedia Co-Processor
- Provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
- Capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure
- Memory: 512MB SDRAM
- Operating System: Boots from Micro SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system
- Dimensions: 85 x 56 x 17mm
- Power: Micro USB socket 5V, 2A
- Ethernet: 10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
- Video:
- HDMI (rev 1.3 & 1.4)
- USB: 4 x USB 2.0 Connector
- GPIO Connector:
- 40-pin 2.54 mm (100 mil) expansion header: 2x20 strip
- Providing 27 GPIO pins as well as +3.3 V, +5 V and GND supply lines
- Camera Connector: 15-pin MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI-2)
- JTAG: Not populated
- Display Connector: Display Serial Interface (DSI) 15 way flat flex cable connector with two data lanes and a clock lane
- Memory Card Slot: SDIO
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=31312.msg374844#msg374844))
The $35 credit card sized computer just got much faster (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-dollar35-credit-card-sized-computer-just-got-much-faster/ar-AA8Trul?ocid=ansbusinessinsider11)
The article says it will be able to use a version of Windows 10 from Microsoft. Would this ruin it?-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2015, 07:06 PM)
How about a container of liquid nitrogen? :)
Gives new meaning to putting a Pi in the microwave.
Some Dude Hacks Microwave, Puts Manufacturers to Shame (http://ovens.reviewed.com/news/some-dude-hacks-microwave-puts-manufacturers-to-shame?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab)
Of course, nobody here would actually put a Pi in the microwave. But, if you did you might get a Pi with superpowers(quantum?) like the Fantastic 4. Of course, you most likely would end up with something usuable only for Facebook (or AOL, if it's still around) like the Hulk, if anything good happened at all.-Arizona Hot (July 18, 2013, 02:35 PM)
The article says it will be able to use a version of Windows 10 from Microsoft. Would this ruin it?-Arizona Hot (February 02, 2015, 07:06 PM)
The Raspberry Pi 2-compatible version of Windows 10 will be available free of charge to makers.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=31312.msg375221#msg375221))
Raspberry Pi 2 hands-on first boot on 2nd-gen - SlashGear (http://www.slashgear.com/raspberry-pi-2-hands-on-first-boot-on-2nd-gen-06367958/)
If someone made an iOS emulator for the Raspberry, would you call it an Apple Pi or an iPi?-Arizona Hot (February 06, 2015, 10:44 PM)
21's Bitcoin Computer is a Raspberry Pi-powered mining tool (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/22/21-bitcoin-computer/)Hrm, sounds like a moneygrab. Even with a "custom mining chip", it's hardly going to be able to generate any worthwhile amount of BC, considering people are running massive amounts of monstrous custom ASICs.
Raspberry Pi - the DIY computer celebrity.-Arizona Hot (September 22, 2015, 02:11 PM)
21's Bitcoin Computer is a Raspberry Pi-powered mining tool (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/22/21-bitcoin-computer/)Hrm, sounds like a moneygrab. Even with a "custom mining chip", it's hardly going to be able to generate any worthwhile amount of BC, considering people are running massive amounts of monstrous custom ASICs.
Raspberry Pi - the DIY computer celebrity.-Arizona Hot (September 22, 2015, 02:11 PM)-f0dder (September 22, 2015, 04:44 PM)
21's Bitcoin Computer is a Raspberry Pi-powered mining tool (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/22/21-bitcoin-computer/)Hrm, sounds like a moneygrab. Even with a "custom mining chip", it's hardly going to be able to generate any worthwhile amount of BC, considering people are running massive amounts of monstrous custom ASICs.
Raspberry Pi - the DIY computer celebrity.-Arizona Hot (September 22, 2015, 02:11 PM)-f0dder (September 22, 2015, 04:44 PM)
Raspberry Pi: $35
128 GB Class 10 SD Card: $70
USB WiFi Adapter: $10
Micro USB Power Supply: $8
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Total: $123
This Device: $399
??????????
I mean, OK they have a special chip and a fan bolted on there. But really?-http://fyre.it/h5wQ7P.4
Raspberry Pi: $35
128 GB Class 10 SD Card: $70
USB WiFi Adapter: $10
Micro USB Power Supply: $8
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Total: $123
This Device: $399-Deozaan (September 22, 2015, 11:54 PM)
21's Bitcoin Computer is a Raspberry Pi-powered mining tool (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/22/21-bitcoin-computer/)Hrm, sounds like a moneygrab. Even with a "custom mining chip", it's hardly going to be able to generate any worthwhile amount of BC, considering people are running massive amounts of monstrous custom ASICs.
Raspberry Pi - the DIY computer celebrity.-Arizona Hot (September 22, 2015, 02:11 PM)-f0dder (September 22, 2015, 04:44 PM)
Meanwhile the $40 Odroid-C2 is superior in virtually every way, other than a slight price premium.-Deozaan (March 15, 2016, 05:48 PM)
Meanwhile the $40 Odroid-C2 (http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G145457216438) is superior in virtually every way, other than a slight price premium.-Deozaan (March 15, 2016, 05:48 PM)
That could be true. Hardware is better (way better) but sometimes a active community of developers are important.
Is useless have the cutting edge hardware with buggy software.
One thing I've been very foggy about for years is software compatibility between Unix-type systems. I guess drivers will certainly differ, but given a common CPU architecture (e.g., ARM processors), will software like RetroPie run on something like an ODROID?-CWuestefeld (March 22, 2016, 12:49 PM)
I just learned about ExaGear which allows you to run x86 applications on ARM devices. It's kind of like qemu but supposedly has much better performance.Hm, there's claims of 5x the performance of QEMU - that sounds pretty incredulous. I was under the impression that QEMU used dynamic code translation and was pretty fast, but I guess the translation involved in x86-on-arm might be lacking.-Deozaan (March 23, 2016, 05:24 PM)
just pop this thing into the wall at a client location, plug a cable into it, and give us remote access to the network-Stoic Joker (March 29, 2016, 07:59 AM)
I'd be surprised if anybody is going to let you drop a device into their internal LAN.-CWuestefeld (March 29, 2016, 02:16 PM)
tl;dr: The ODROID-C2 is a very solid competitor to the Raspberry Pi model 3 B, and is anywhere from 2-10x faster than the Pi 3, depending on the operation. The software and community support is nowhere near what you get with the Raspberry Pi, but it's the best I've seen of all the Raspberry Pi clones I've tried-http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2016/review-odroid-c2-compared-raspberry-pi-3-and-orange-pi-plus
I'd be surprised if anybody is going to let you drop a device into their internal LAN.-CWuestefeld (March 29, 2016, 02:16 PM)
Back when I had the tolerance for stress to work on these, the client just wanted to be up, now. I think it just depends on the type of client we're discussing. If they're clients that outsource their IT, they won't know nor care- and I know this from personal experience.-wraith808 (March 29, 2016, 02:38 PM)