Nerds assemble! Raspberry pi close to launch date.
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Yeah I can't get on it either..bahhhh
Soldato
ws up before 6 this morning. Waste of sleep 
. Ah well, it's out of their hands and I'll have one soon enough! I've got too many things I want to do with it though.. Might end up with 2/3
. Ah well, it's out of their hands and I'll have one soon enough! I've got too many things I want to do with it though.. Might end up with 2/3
Man of Honour
This thread has made me realise that I'm not really a geek at all as I have no interest in it! 
It's cool, and i "get it" - I'm just thoroughly unintersted!
It's cool, and i "get it" - I'm just thoroughly unintersted! 
This thread has made me realise that I'm not really a geek at all as I have no interest in it!
I'm only interested in seeing how it would perform streaming to a TV - which I think many people would find useful, aside from that it seems rather boring.
Soldato
question is, where can you get them over here in yanksville ?
Man of Honour
I'm only interested in seeing how it would perform streaming to a TV - which I think many people would find useful, aside from that it seems rather boring.
I guess you could hook 'em up to a NAS, and as long as it's got video playback software it would be pretty good for that considering it's got HDMI. Easier and cheaper than using a streaming PC I guess.
Associate
I think these will be great for media streaming! Might have to try and get one in the next 5-10 years when the demand is lower!
Soldato
Anyone designed a Box or Stand for these yet!!!??...
I want one soooo much, but might have to wait till next pay day!!
I want one soooo much, but might have to wait till next pay day!!
The main Raspberry Pi web site states that they have not yet received the units from China, so both RS and Farnell might just be taking pre-orders and then selling/distributing them when stock arrives. I think everyone is just marking their spot in the queue at the moment.
Soldato
That is what it said for me but I went through with it anyway and now I just got an email that says...
"Stock is now allocated to your order"
Woo yea!
Good to know! I'll keep at it then
Soldato
It was up when I posted and had to go through multiple pages without an issue. Earlier I couldn't get it to work at all.
I'm unable to get on now though. Probably took a bashing when everyone was on their lunch break
Soldato
What the Farnell page looks like now... I presume it means they've sold out.
That's what it looked like at 6am. I never made it past the pre-order button
For those of us not clued up, i realise it runs Linux but is it tweaked at all? whats the UI like? would you be able to install some open source office software onto an SD Card?
etc
Basically - if one was considering buying it as a really cheap machine for a 8-10 year old for word processing, browsing the internet (parental control options?) and possibly some really basic gaming like Bejewled (.. heh).
Would it do the job?
etc
Basically - if one was considering buying it as a really cheap machine for a 8-10 year old for word processing, browsing the internet (parental control options?) and possibly some really basic gaming like Bejewled (.. heh).
Would it do the job?
Soldato