Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....

2011-08-30 Thread John Watlington
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

Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....

2011-08-30 Thread Valerie Taylor
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

[IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....

2011-08-29 Thread Valerie Taylor
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

Re: [IAEP] Raspberry Pi - $25 computer coming soon....

2011-08-29 Thread Martin Langhoff
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