Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....
On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Valerie Taylor wrote: Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon http://www.raspberrypi.org/ http://www.raspberrypi.org/?page_id=2 - specs If you leave out the battery and battery charger, display, USB hub, audio input and output, case, keyboard, etc., the XO-1.75 is cheaper than that. But then every teacher and kid has to gather and assemble the parts themselves... There have been any number of these computers built in the past. Anyone remember AMD's 50x15 brick ? Cheers, wad ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....
Yes, then every kid has to gather and assemble the parts themselves... That's their whole point! And they will sell any quantity to anyone. They will sell them one at a time or in small quantities. Their goal is to provide a platform for learning programming - cheap enough to encourage learning through hands-on trial and error by the owner / user. Getting back to the good old days of how does it work They are targeting a very different audience, and it is nice to see that they are able to generate excitement for products in this end of the educational market. Most kids today are only interested in what can it do. There are far too few kids who have the slightest interest in opening the hood and fooling around without worrying about breaking something. Anyone stepping up to that challenge should be commended. On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, John Watlington w...@laptop.org wrote: On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Valerie Taylor wrote: Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon http://www.raspberrypi.org/ http://www.raspberrypi.org/?page_id=2 - specs If you leave out the battery and battery charger, display, USB hub, audio input and output, case, keyboard, etc., the XO-1.75 is cheaper than that. But then every teacher and kid has to gather and assemble the parts themselves... There have been any number of these computers built in the past. Anyone remember AMD's 50x15 brick ? Cheers, wad ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....
Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon http://www.raspberrypi.org/ http://www.raspberrypi.org/?page_id=2 - specs Sounds like they are working on having a Fedora distribution for the November launch. They are actively inviting anyone with large educational programs to get in touch with them now. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....
The thing is -- you gotta put a computer around it to make it useful. Add a screen, a keyboard, touchpad, speakers, microphone, camera, storage... Once you do all that, if you want a rugged form factor, it looks a lot like a green-and-white unit we know. If you don't, then some of the lowest-cost netbooks around give you guidance. m On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Valerie Taylor vtay...@gmail.com wrote: Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon http://www.raspberrypi.org/ http://www.raspberrypi.org/?page_id=2 - specs Sounds like they are working on having a Fedora distribution for the November launch. They are actively inviting anyone with large educational programs to get in touch with them now. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- Software Architect - OLPC - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
