i suppose if one is worried about thrashing one could always hook up an NVME to one's Pi...
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Review https://youtu.be/HUamq0ey8_M Though what has me salivating is https://www.crowdsupply.com/stereopi/stereopi-v2 ...at least til Turing announces their CM4 update ~greg https://picsrp.github.io -- from: 'Mike Day' via Chat <[email protected]> reply-to: [email protected] to: [email protected] date: Nov 20, 2020, 7:07 AM subject: Re: [Jchat] Raspberry pi? Thanks, Bob. Yes, 40something-year-old kid! Sounds as though the pi 4 is more bedded-in than the 400. Pity there isn’t a 40-something Pi. Lots to chew on, Thanks again, Mike -- from: Robert Bernecky <[email protected]> to: Chat forum <[email protected]> date: Nov 20, 2020, 5:56 AM subject: [Jchat] Raspberry pi? Hi, Mike, >I have several Pi machines kicking around my lab, for various projects. They >are simple and super, IMO. >The Pi 4 B is quite good, I find: 4 cores, two 4K HDMI outputs, WIFi, and >more. It comes in several variants of DRAM, but I suggest that you just get >the 8GB one, as it gives you some of that inevitably needed elbow room. DRAM >is not upgradable - it's soldered onto the motherboard. >I just looked at the Pi 400, but it only comes with 4GB DRAM, at present. Wait >for More DRAM, Igor. >I think the best deal for a newcomer is the Pi 4 Desktop, which does come in >an 8GB version, and it has everything you need except a monitor - it comes >with two HMDI cables, mouse, & keyboard. Nicely packaged, well documented, and >with enough guts that you can run a [small] web server on it: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-desktop-kit/?resellerType=home >In Canada, I ordered an 8GB one of these for $238CAD, including all taxes and >shipping. It arrived at my door two days later, from these people: https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-4-desktop-kit-8gb/ >I think the best thing about the Pi for me is the ease with which anyone can >do simple projects involving robotics, computer vision, electronic and device >controls, and the like. The book that comes with it is a great introduction >for the uninitiated who want to experiment in such areas. Several artists in >my community use Pis, as well as arduinos and such. >Dyalog APL offers free downloads of their APL interpreter for the Pi: >https://www.dyalog.com/dyalog/raspberry-pi.htm >I don't know if anybody has ported J to the Pi, but it should be >straightforward, since the Pi runs linux. Ah, this looks like one: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=248133 >One of my Pis here has a $50CAD-ish (so-so) camera hooked up to it that I plan >to use for some more work on Convolutional Neural Nets (CNNs) [Now rebranded >as "deep learning"] in APL. An early paper on the subject is available here, >but if you don't have access to ACM publications, let me know: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3315454.3329960 >Here's your homework: get him to try out Mathematica, then write him a >one-page Rosetta Stone page of Mathematica ?? J, with a few bits showing where >APL and J "just work", without dumb limitations on rank/shape, etc. >I think the Pi is a great gift to inspire creativity in kids in late >elementary school or later, even if they are 40 years old. Robert Bernecky Snake Island Research Inc 18 Fifth Street Ward's Island Toronto, Ontario M5J 2B9 [email protected] tel: +1 416 203 0854 text/cell: +1 416 996 4286 -- from: 'Michael Day' via Chat <[email protected]> to: [email protected] date: Nov 19, 2020, 11:59 AM subject: [Jchat] Raspberry pi? > As several J chatterers have mentioned the Raspberry Pi, I'd welcome ideas > about it as a present for our son. He's old enough to know better, in his > 40s, but persists in writing Pascal/C++ code for his job in a smallish S/W > outfit, producing & maintaining software for big Accountancy firms, such as > PCW. He enjoys writing 2-3d graphics/video apps for tablets as a hobby. > I think he must have mentioned the Pi to his Mum a few days ago; she's passed > the baton to me. > I see there are several models out there, and they seem to come in various > forms, from what looks like a Motherboard + through to a complete PC, minus > monitor. > J chat has mentioned models up to the Pi 4 B, but there's a Pi 400 PC kit > out there. Are the earlier generations worth looking at? > Bearing in mind that I'm unlikely to persuade him to install J (though he > might appreciate Mathematica which has been mentioned as part of the bundle) > : any ideas, recommendations, caveats.... > Thanks in advance > Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
