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Sounds like they might show up soon!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:50:30 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ 'Soon' apparently being August (unspecified year) for those that didn't order in the first 30 minutes. Pity because I had a 'worlds first' use for one in June that looks like its no-go now. -- |
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En el artículo , The Other
Mike escribió: Pity because I had a 'worlds first' use for one in June that looks like its no-go now. Plenty of alternatives - Beagleboard, Arduino come to mind. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:39:53 +0100, Mike Tomlinson
wrote: En el artículo , The Other Mike escribió: Pity because I had a 'worlds first' use for one in June that looks like its no-go now. Plenty of alternatives - Beagleboard, Arduino come to mind. Despite using Arduinos for years I wouldn't call them an alternative. A Beagleboard at 5 times the cost of a Raspberry Pi (or 20+ times the price of an Arduino Pro Mini) is just way too expensive for what might be a disposable one off application. -- |
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On 16/04/2012 23:09, The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:50:30 +0100, John Rumm wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ 'Soon' apparently being August (unspecified year) for those that didn't order in the first 30 minutes. Another similarity to the BBC Micro then. I pre-ordered mine the almost moment they were announced, but they stopped taking orders very soon after that. My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Colin Bignell |
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En el artículo , Nightjar
escribió: My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Which issue PCB did you get? -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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On 17/04/2012 08:56, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículoFpKdna9cJuGGhBDSnZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d@giganews .com, Nightjar escribió: My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Which issue PCB did you get? Linear PSU & overheating ULA? -- Adrian C |
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En el artículo , Adrian C
escribió: Linear PSU & overheating ULA? Yep. Black PSU and crappy heatsink on video ULA that fell off if you so much as looked at it... -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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On 17/04/2012 08:56, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículoFpKdna9cJuGGhBDSnZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d@giganews .com, Nightjar escribió: My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Which issue PCB did you get? Even if I ever looked, it is not something I would be likely to remember 30 years later. I simply recall that the serial number was in the 9000s and that, for a while, I was one of the very few non-school customers to get one. Colin Bignell |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:15:16 +0100, Nightjar
wrote: On 17/04/2012 08:56, Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artículoFpKdna9cJuGGhBDSnZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d@giganews .com, Nightjar escribió: My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Which issue PCB did you get? Even if I ever looked, it is not something I would be likely to remember 30 years later. I simply recall that the serial number was in the 9000s and that, for a while, I was one of the very few non-school customers to get one. I thought lots of non school customers bought a bbc micro -- like me. -- (\__/) M. (='.'=) If a man stands in a forest and no woman is around (")_(") is he still wrong? |
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On 17/04/2012 08:17, Nightjar wrote:
On 16/04/2012 23:09, The Other Mike wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:50:30 +0100, John Rumm wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ 'Soon' apparently being August (unspecified year) for those that didn't order in the first 30 minutes. Another similarity to the BBC Micro then. I pre-ordered mine the almost moment they were announced, but they stopped taking orders very soon after that. My Model B was part of the first 10,000 made. Hope they don't follow the same track on problems for early adopters - mmm, OS 0.1. |
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En el artículo ,
Clive George escribió: Hope they don't follow the same track on problems for early adopters - mmm, OS 0.1. I have "OS EPROM 0.10" on disc somewhere :-) -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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In article ,
John Rumm wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ Several on eBay right now if you really can't wait.. Gordon |
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On Apr 17, 9:01*am, Gordon Henderson wrote:
In article , John Rumm wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ Several on eBay right now if you really can't wait.. People are paying £200+ ?!? In the name of sanity... -- Halmyre |
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On 17/04/2012 11:05, Halmyre wrote:
On Apr 17, 9:01 am, Gordon wrote: In articleO6mdneMyTJu4CRHSnZ2dnUVZ8rmdn...@brightvie w.co.uk, John wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ Several on eBay right now if you really can't wait.. People are paying £200+ ?!? In the name of sanity... At that money, it might be worth selling mine ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:02:01 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: On 17/04/2012 11:05, Halmyre wrote: On Apr 17, 9:01 am, Gordon wrote: In articleO6mdneMyTJu4CRHSnZ2dnUVZ8rmdn...@brightvie w.co.uk, John wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ Several on eBay right now if you really can't wait.. People are paying £200+ ?!? In the name of sanity... At that money, it might be worth selling mine ;-) Has anyone actually *got* one yet? -- (\__/) M. (='.'=) If a man stands in a forest and no woman is around (")_(") is he still wrong? |
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Mark wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:02:01 +0100, John Rumm wrote: On 17/04/2012 11:05, Halmyre wrote: On Apr 17, 9:01 am, Gordon wrote: In articleO6mdneMyTJu4CRHSnZ2dnUVZ8rmdn...@brightvie w.co.uk, John wrote: Sounds like they might show up soon! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/16/raspberry_pi/ Several on eBay right now if you really can't wait.. People are paying £200+ ?!? In the name of sanity... At that money, it might be worth selling mine ;-) Has anyone actually *got* one yet? Yes. On the OWFS (One-wire bus) mailing list several people have reported that they have actually received their Pi at last. -- Chris Green |
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On 20/04/2012 10:35, Mark wrote:
People are paying £200+ ?!? In the name of sanity... At that money, it might be worth selling mine ;-) Has anyone actually *got* one yet? Is there a 'Use Before' or 'Best Enjoyed Before' date for Rasberry Pi? I'm waiting for the hype to vanish... -- Adrian C |
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