Hi,
The IET have a fairly full programme of Events this autumn; a couple may
interest the group:
*Linux: The Big Deal!*
Speaker: Richard J Moore, FBCS CITP CEng FIET
Linux is now ubiquitous in business and has a major foothold in embedded
devices that appear in the home, the hospital, the car and even outer-space.
But what makes it so attractive for professional deployment? And is there
anything in Linux for the home user?... more
Date: 26 September 2012
Time: 10:00
Location: Blue Lagoon Suite, Hilsea Lido, London Rd, Portsmouth PO2 9RP
and:
*Raspberry Pi*
Speaker: Eben Upton
In a world full of expensive, "closed" consumer devices emerges the Raspberry
Pi, a low-cost credit-card sized computer that can be plugged into a TV and a
keyboard.
The hope is to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn
programming, but it also serves as an ideal platform for hobbyists to try out
new ideas.
Eben Upton, Founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, will talk about the
transition from large, high performance systems to cheap, low power and
potentially disposable hardware.
But what does the future hold for these innovative and disruptive products?
Will threats to openness result in complete closure of future hardware
platforms.
Date: 18 October 2012
Time: 18:30
Location: Murray Lecture Theatre, Murray Building (Bldg 58), Lecture Theatre,
University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ
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Terry Coles
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