The big thing is that it is essentially a small computer that is good
enough to run quake, decodes h.264 etc....
This means it opens up a whole lot to software/OS tinkers. They are able
to create their own devices/projects with limited funds ~$40 and limited
electronics knowledge.
eg They have been able to get XBMC on it, to create a htpc front end for
the cost of raspbery pi, a mini usb charge cable (for power) and an SD
card and may be a remote. No fans, spinning disks etc etc.
Some people are looking at it as a cheaper, smaller, lower power
alternative to a shuttle pc . Think of the posibilities....
People around the world were begging the developer to release it hence
the interest.
yes it's early days, but with this much interest it's better to get this
out. People don't need a case if they are making their own thing with
it. It's not an apple product but no soldering is required.
HTH
Grant
On 02/03/12 07:57, Edwin Humphries wrote:
Sorry to be so ignorant, but I haven't heard of the Raspberry Pi before.
The posts seems to indicate it as a mini PC; however, it seems to be
just a SoC board?
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On 2/03/2012 3:40 AM, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
On Thursday 01 March 2012 16:20:15 Geoffrey Cowling wrote:
Will Microsoft be able to lock this down?
In some ways this is a good question. As far I understand it M$
attempts to lock down the Arm platform in Europe will fail due to EU
law. Not allowed to do what they want to do. Might be that under
U.S. law they can do something ? Not sure about the latter. Whatever
else happens they will certainly use their marketing power to drive
out GNU/Linux from the ARM CPU in the way that they did from the Asus
EeePC.
Only Linux fans will know that Linux exists. In the U.K. the Pi is
aimed at the educational market. Which is owned by Microsoft under
direction from Whitehall. Say n'more ?...<cough> Winduhs advert...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5I
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