I'm going to use the cubieboard to replace my x86 monster of a webserver in my home(it used to be my gaming machine, back when I had time to play games!) <10watts of power consumption is much better than 200.
The Opensprinkler Pi looks awesome, I know someone who is interested, but I don't have a lawn to water currently :) On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Barry Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 8:29 AM, John Shaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm ordering a Cubieboard 2 today: > > > > http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_< > http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=983#.UhTNnJLqn5Q > > > > > > Those look cool. I've got a spare pi sitting around right now, so, > unfortunately I'm not in the market for one at the moment. > > FWIW, OpenSprinkler Pi is awesome, even though the software is still pretty > bad. I got mine installed last week and, as Jerry Pournelle used to say, > it's infuriatingly excellent. I'm tempted to rewrite the software from > scratch, and I'm hoping it survives at least a few years in my garage. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
