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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #30 on: March 24, 2013, 05:49:16 PM
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #31 on: April 12, 2013, 06:07:47 PM
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2260991/sony-factory-makes-its-500-000th-raspberry-pi-in-wales

I did not know they were made in Wales?

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Raspberry Pi
Reply #32 on: June 25, 2013, 08:40:33 PM
Bought a raspberry pie a couple of weeks ago, finally got round to loading the raspbian wheeze operating system onto an sd card, only to discover that my keyboard and mouse are not USB! :rant: two more things to get, I'm sure I'll get to turn it on one day.
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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #33 on: June 25, 2013, 09:02:21 PM
There's been some discussion on the Raspberry Pi in couple of other threads, if you haven't seen it yet.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,43580.0.html

Do you have an end plan for it, or just playing around?


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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #34 on: June 25, 2013, 09:23:17 PM
Cheers for the link, just going to play and see what I can do. I hope to use it to learn more about general computing?  I also like the ideology, and they now make them in an old Sony factory a few miles from my house. Sadly mine says made in china, but the newer models say made in WALES!
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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #35 on: June 26, 2013, 02:56:47 AM
Philby, instead of buying a new keyboard and mouse, just get a PS/2 to USB adapter dongle for a couple dollars, and use the already-present input devices. :)


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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #36 on: June 26, 2013, 11:20:13 AM
Cheers! got one on the way :tu:
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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #37 on: June 30, 2013, 06:25:43 PM
I prefer a rhubarb pie... oh wait..  :D


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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #38 on: March 22, 2015, 01:41:51 AM
I've got one I primarly use as a audio streaming device in the living room.  It runs, headless connected to my home network and a set of speakers.  I control it via ssh using MOC audio player to play live on line audio streaming or downloaded podcasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDPOpNVS_tg

I've used RaspBMC in the past and it plays very well.
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #39 on: March 24, 2015, 07:17:33 AM
I hook mine up occasionally for various programming projects, though I use my Arduino more and more often for the sake of convenience.

I never bought a monitor specifically for the Pi, I used either a television or computer monitor I already owned.  I bought a presentation keyboard/trackpad combo off Amazon for it so I could have a USB port free (Original B model Pi), or I SSH into it from one of my other devices.  The Pi is easiest to interact with via command line anyway; the desktop environment is so slow. 

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Re: Raspberry pie
Reply #40 on: March 26, 2015, 05:31:58 PM
Looking forward to a Raspberry Pi 2.  I'm still running the older Model B.
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Re: Raspberry pi
Reply #41 on: November 26, 2015, 06:07:30 PM
They just launched the Pi Zero for $5

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

Also the latest issue of Magpi Magazine includes one free as of Thursday in the UK  :ahhh

https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/

taken from http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/15/11/26/1411248/raspberry-pi-unveils-new-5-mini-computer
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #42 on: November 26, 2015, 07:10:27 PM
 The new $5 model is such a neat idea. And unlike other hobbyist computers Pi Foundation has a proven record of support and a great community.
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #43 on: November 26, 2015, 07:13:56 PM
I want one,  just do not have time to devote to it right now
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #44 on: November 27, 2015, 12:33:49 PM
anyone in the UK willing to grab a copy and drop ship to me?
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #45 on: November 27, 2015, 12:43:05 PM
Anybody else see the movie The Kingsmen? Just sayin' :o
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #46 on: November 27, 2015, 12:59:04 PM
anyone in the UK willing to grab a copy and drop ship to me?

I had a look this morning because I wanted one as well, all sold out  :twak:
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #47 on: November 27, 2015, 01:00:59 PM
yeah I was looking via the website, they have some sort of newsagent availability chart... they seem out of stock everywhere, guess it can wait for the next batch.
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #48 on: November 27, 2015, 01:06:42 PM
yeah I was looking via the website, they have some sort of newsagent availability chart... they seem out of stock everywhere, guess it can wait for the next batch.

Two shops near me, one didn't get any, the other, one guy bought all the copies  :twak:
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #49 on: November 27, 2015, 01:08:08 PM
as usual they underestimated the demand for it...
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #50 on: November 27, 2015, 01:13:16 PM
well this really boils my wee

Have a look at the price they are up for on ebay
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #51 on: November 27, 2015, 01:26:59 PM
lol.

I don't need it that badly...
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #52 on: November 27, 2015, 01:29:07 PM
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #53 on: November 27, 2015, 01:34:00 PM
Yeah me too. Until then I'm still having fun with this.

Pi 2

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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #54 on: November 27, 2015, 05:02:20 PM
Apparently it runs Openelec Kodi (XBMC) just fine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8GZr2fyUY0

(painful to sit through, but it does show it actually playing video as well as navigating the interface at various points.)
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #55 on: March 26, 2016, 01:26:14 AM
I am soo excited!!  my raspberry pi 3 should arrive on Sunday!

I love linux,  so this can be a full blown computer from my point of view,  but what I am SUPER excited to play with is the

Retropie emulator set up
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #56 on: March 26, 2016, 11:52:39 AM
That's awesome.  I can't wait to see what you do with it.  I keep thinking about getting one but then I'm not sure I would really know what to do with it when I did. 

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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #57 on: March 26, 2016, 11:56:35 AM
still think this would be a cool thing to have, of any variety...
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #58 on: March 26, 2016, 02:07:20 PM
I also ordered an O-Droid C2
which I bought from Here

here are some specs,  this is is only $5 more than a Raspberry Pi 3, but is a beast.  if it had built in Wifi, it would be amazing. 
key specs Gigabit Ethernet, 4K video, 2 Gig Ram.

ODROID-C2

The ODROID-C2 is a 64-bit quad-core single board computer(SBC) that is one of the most cost-effective 64bit development boards available in the ARM world. It can function as a home theater set-top box, a general purpose computer for web browsing, gaming and socializing, a compact tool for college or office work, a prototyping device for hardware tinkering, a controller for home automation, a workstation for software development, and much more.

Some of the modern operating systems that run on the ODROID-C2 are Ubuntu, Android, ARCHLinux, Debian, with thousands of free open-source software packages available. The ODROID-C2 is an ARM device -- the most advanced architecture for mobile devices and embedded 64-bit computing. The ARM processor’s small size, reduced complexity and low power consumption makes it very suitable for miniaturized devices such as wearables and embedded controllers.

* Amlogic ARM® Cortex®-A53(ARMv8) 2Ghz quad core CPUs
* Mali™-450 GPU (3 Pixel-processors + 2 Vertex shader processors)
* 2Gbyte DDR3 SDRAM
* Gigabit Ethernet
* HDMI 2.0 4K/60Hz display
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* 40pin GPIOs + 7pin I2S
* eMMC5.0 HS400 Flash Storage slot / UHS-1 SDR50 MicroSD Card slot
* USB 2.0 Host x 4, USB OTG x 1 (power + data capable)
* Infrared(IR) Receiver
* Ubuntu 16.04 or Android 5.1 Lollipop based on Kernel 3.14LTS
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Re: The Raspberry Pi
Reply #59 on: March 26, 2016, 08:25:51 PM
that looks like a nice piece of kit, should handle openelec/Kodi nicely!
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