Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-14 Thread Paul Tansom
** PeterMerchant via dorset [2019-03-14 12:13]: > On 13/03/2019 17:39, Paul Tansom wrote: > > ** Ralph Corderoy [2019-03-10 14:46]: > > > Hi Terry, > > > > > > > I commented that it was a shame that the Government / BBC hadn't > > > > chosen the Raspberry Pi, since it already had a strong

Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-14 Thread PeterMerchant via dorset
On 13/03/2019 17:39, Paul Tansom wrote: ** Ralph Corderoy [2019-03-10 14:46]: Hi Terry, I commented that it was a shame that the Government / BBC hadn't chosen the Raspberry Pi, since it already had a strong community. I think two things counted against the Pi back then. It's price, though

Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-13 Thread Paul Tansom
** Ralph Corderoy [2019-03-10 14:46]: > Hi Terry, > > > I commented that it was a shame that the Government / BBC hadn't > > chosen the Raspberry Pi, since it already had a strong community. > > I think two things counted against the Pi back then. It's price, though > I haven't checked on what

Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-10 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > I commented that it was a shame that the Government / BBC hadn't > chosen the Raspberry Pi, since it already had a strong community. I think two things counted against the Pi back then. It's price, though I haven't checked on what Pi models were available when the decisions would

Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-10 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday, 10 March 2019 13:51:19 GMT Keith Edmunds wrote: > So, er, what's the question? As Peter said, it came up during the LUG Meeting and I commented that it was a shame that the Government / BBC hadn't chosen the Raspberry Pi, since it already had a strong community. After a fairly

Re: [Dorset] Micro:Bit

2019-03-10 Thread Keith Edmunds
So, er, what's the question? -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-04-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: