I ordered mine from MCM Electronics for $35. Still waiting for out. On Oct 30, 2012 2:03 PM, "paul swed" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks was trying to figure out the difference and there was no detail on > the $25 version. > Look forward to seeing what if anything happens. > Regards > Paul. > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > The target price for the version without Ethernet is $25. The only one > you > > can get is the higher priced one with Ethernet. > > > > There also are some Chinese alternatives in the same general price > range... > > > > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of paul swed > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:53 PM > > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Simple NTP server based on a Raspberry Pi > > > > That is pretty interesting. They say they are as low as $25. What I see > is > > $40. > > But they are small and capable so I would guess they could be a good ntp > > server. Plus low power and a small blob that can live on the basement > wall. > > Regards > > Paul > > > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Pete Lancashire > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Try to place all files that regularly change, in this case the drift > > > file on storage other > > > then the SD card. Almost all of these storage devices SD, USB Memory > etc > > > have > > > a limited number of write cycles. Even a 1 MB ram disk is worth the > > effort. > > > > > > -pete > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > One week link on the Pi (at the moment) is file system access. > Storage > > > is on > > > > an SD card and the drivers aren't as optimized as you might like. Not > > so > > > big > > > > a deal for NTP, might be a bigger deal for a web or file server. I > have > > > not > > > > tried USB disks, so no idea how they do. > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On > > > > Behalf Of Chris Albertson > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:17 PM > > > > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Simple NTP server based on a Raspberry Pi > > > > > > > > I've always wondered about the utility of a light duty server. They > > > > are useless unless you have at least one client computer to use it > and > > > > then it you do have a computer why not simply run the server on that? > > > > All NTP installations are both clients and servers. > > > > > > > > One reason I asked abut load average is because I thought the Pi > might > > > > make a good web and file server. Seems like it might. Those are > > > > services that also need to run 24x7 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Chris Albertson > > > > Redondo Beach, California > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
