Raspberry Pi

[PiOfCube]

The Raspberry Pi Foundation (a UK charity) is planning on selling an ultra low cost, ultra small computer.

The Raspberry Pi is about the size of a USB key but runs Linux on its ARM11 CPU.



I thought it might be of interest to some on these forums.

You can see the foundations site at: http://www.raspberrypi.org/

 

[Doktor Sleepless]

I cannot wait for one of these. Dunno how much practical use it'll actually have when I have a laptop, but its quite fun and would great on the odd occasion you've got a screen but no computer and want to show off.

 

[BreakfastMan]

One question, and one question only: Why? Why would you ever want such a thing?

Also, I am extremely curious as to how they made a computer that small.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

Neat! Not sure how useful it'll be, but it's certainly interesting. Give it another couple years and i'm sure someone will be running Crysis on it

 

[PiOfCube]

I can think of many uses for it.

For one, you could stick it inside an external HDD case (should be enough room there) and you'd have an instant media player box for your TV for about a tenner extra.

There's others similar to this computer but way more expensive.

 

[IndianaJonny]

The Raspberry Pi Foundation (a UK charity) is planning on selling an ultra low cost, ultra small computer.

The Raspberry Pi is about the size of a USB key but runs Linux on its ARM11 CPU.

I thought it might be of interest to some on these forums.

You can see the foundations site at: http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Ha! Bump. It's like Meccano but for PCs. These guys got a boost not half-an-hour ago on BBC Radio 4's 'Click On' programme. They sound SWEET!

(Release appears to be late November/early December; just in time for Christmas!)