Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

On 2023-09-28 15:54, William Park via talk wrote: At work, we're using Odroid.  Have you considered them? I do work for someone who is using NanoPi boards. I also have an OrangePi board that I'm evaluating as a replacement for an RPi board in another product. There are so many boards from

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

+1 for Odroid. But I need to upgrade my XU4's to something Arm64 soon. On Thu, Sept 28, 2023, 3:54 p.m. William Park via talk wrote: > At work, we're using Odroid. Have you considered them? > -- > > On 2023-09-28 14:22, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:39 AM D. Hugh

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

On 2023-09-28 11:39, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: It does seem interesting. I watched a video where someone gave a detailed breakdown of what is on the board. I won't be rushing out to buy one. I already have too many RPi

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 11:39 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > > > Faster. Some new capabilities. US$5 increase in base price over original > Raspberry Pi. A feature dropped was the 3.5mm audio out jack. So for audio from

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

At work, we're using Odroid. Have you considered them? -- On 2023-09-28 14:22, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:39 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: For me the huge question would be availability. If

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:39 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > For me the huge question would be availability. If I can only buy them one at a time the freight costs are absolutely stupid - - - its one of the reasons I've

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 5 announced (shipping starting near the end of October)

Faster. Some new capabilities. US$5 increase in base price over original Raspberry Pi. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

On 2021-05-10 9:01 a.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2021-05-09 10:51 a.m., James Knott via talk wrote: I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point controller software on.  I would be doing this

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

On 2021-05-09 10:51 a.m., James Knott via talk wrote: > I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands > these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point > controller software on.  I would be doing this with Ubuntu or Raspian > Linux.  I currently run the

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point controller software on.  I would be doing this with Ubuntu or Raspian Linux.  I currently run the controller on my desktop system (openSUSE).  I assume a kit like

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi High-Availability / Remote Serviceable Solution

This is a follow on from my talk back November. Which at the GTALUG this evening I gave a small follow up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwESAjUBuj0 At the end of the original talk I discussed having issue with electrical isolation on the USB serial adapter. I've since solved that with an

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 8:39 PM Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > > On 2021-03-07 9:26 a.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > In case anyone may have a need my resume is here: http://sahanaya.net/fsf/ > > Please scroll down and click the red 'download resume' button. Thanks. > > I saw your

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 07:24:56PM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > On the face of it, it sounds as odd as: > > Watch a TV ad on TV. > Conclude the advertised TV's picture looks better than your > TV. I do love it when people ask for pictures of a TV on forums as if

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 3/8/21 9:21 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2021-03-08 7:44 a.m., o1bigtenor via talk wrote: (Re: DHL) Hmm - - - - did you enjoy the insecure (only a http NOT https) web form you got to use for giving them your information? Did you 'like' the fact that you were set up so that you

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-08 7:44 a.m., o1bigtenor via talk wrote: (Re: DHL) Hmm - - - - did you enjoy the insecure (only a http NOT https) web form you got to use for giving them your information? Did you 'like' the fact that you were set up so that you couldn't clear the shipment yourself? Did you like

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-08 12:33 a.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: And subsidized shipping. It is often cheaper to mail from China or Hong Kong than from within Toronto. When someone pays for international mail, the country that has to deliver it receives nothing.  This means China can set a low

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 11:33 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > > On 2021-03-07 11:14 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > > > And subsidized shipping. It is often cheaper to mail from China or Hong > > Kong than from within Toronto. > > Canada's mail pricing is iniquitous. I sent a

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-07 11:14 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > And subsidized shipping. It is often cheaper to mail from China or Hong > Kong than from within Toronto. Canada's mail pricing is iniquitous. I sent a Raspberry Pi Pico (okay, and a tiny piezo speaker so it would play the

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-07 9:26 a.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: In case anyone may have a need my resume is here: http://sahanaya.net/fsf/ Please scroll down and click the red 'download resume' button. Thanks. I saw your postings to the GTALUB mailing list. I had a quick look at your web page.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-07 11:42 a.m., William Park via talk wrote: This is what I don't understand.  How do they get around CSA and FCC certifications? First off, either CSA or UL is acceptable in Canada.  However, since these devices are not AC line powered, neither approval is necessary as they're are

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

| From: William Park via talk | On 3/7/21 11:14 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: | > - no approvals by UL, CSA, DoC, FCC, ... | This is what I don't understand.  How do they get around CSA and FCC | certifications? Guess: it all comes in by mail so nobody catches it. As far as CSA and

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 3/7/21 11:14 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: - no approvals by UL, CSA, DoC, FCC, ... This is what I don't understand.  How do they get around CSA and FCC certifications? --William --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

| From: mwilson--- via talk | "Aruna Hewapathirane via talk" wrote: | > Some of the fruit named Pi boards have hardware specs way better as well | > but price is very affordable. | > I am wondering why the price is so low compared to the Raspberry Pi ? Or | > are we simply paying for the

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 11:06 PM William Park via talk wrote: > > If you need to move on, why not move on to other microcontroller > devices, like Texas Instruments Launchpad, etc. ? I think there are > more job opportunities for those experiences than Raspberry Pi. I don't > know anyone who got

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 3/7/21 8:27 AM, mwilson--- via talk wrote: "Aruna Hewapathirane via talk" wrote: Some of the fruit named Pi boards have hardware specs way better as well but price is very affordable. I am wondering why the price is so low compared to the Raspberry Pi ? Or are we simply paying for the

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

"Aruna Hewapathirane via talk" wrote: > Some of the fruit named Pi boards have hardware specs way better as well > but price is very affordable. > I am wondering why the price is so low compared to the Raspberry Pi ? Or > are we simply paying for the Raspberry brand name ? I think it's the usual

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

If you need to move on, why not move on to other microcontroller devices, like Texas Instruments Launchpad, etc. ?  I think there are more job opportunities for those experiences than Raspberry Pi.  I don't know anyone who got job or contract based on Raspberry Pi experience. --William On

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 9:55 PM Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > On 2021-03-06 8:44 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > I found a few other interesting SBC's and one that caught my eye is the > > Orange-Pi has anyone used one of these ? > > There are several fruit named Pi boards. You

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-06 8:44 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: I found a few other interesting SBC's and one that caught my eye is the Orange-Pi has anyone used one of these ? There are several fruit named Pi boards. You have discovered OrangePi. There is also BananaPi. Another non-fruit named

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 07:57:05 -0500 Chris Aitken via talk wrote: > Am I on the wrong list for posing basic questions about Linux? I posted > a question a few weeks ago about about not being able to copy files > because of permissions and because filename had a '?' in it. I received > no

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-06 7:57 a.m., Chris Aitken via talk wrote: Am I on the wrong list for posing basic questions about Linux? I posted a question a few weeks ago about about not being able to copy files because of permissions and because filename had a '?' in it. I received no response. I understand

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

Am I on the wrong list for posing basic questions about Linux? I posted a question a few weeks ago about about not being able to copy files because of permissions and because filename had a '?' in it. I received no response. I understand everyone is a volunteer. I'm not complaining - just want

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 at 19:11, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > > On 2021-03-05 5:57 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > Understood. I just want to try and build the smallest lightest kernel. Like > > puppy linux or knoppix. I use Debian at home so this is good news. > > Other options for a

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

| From: Aruna Hewapathirane via talk | On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:21 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk | wrote: | > As William top posted, that is still a perfectly repectable processor. | > Much faster than any Raspberry Pi, as far as I know. | | Yes it is but the Raspberry Pi OS I botted up in

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-05 5:57 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: Understood. I just want to try and build the smallest lightest kernel. Like puppy linux or knoppix. I use Debian at home so this is good news. Other options for a small distro are DSL (Damn Small Linux) or Morphix. -- Cheers!

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:21 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > | From: William Park via talk > > | No Raspberry Pi is going to match that. > | --William > | > | On 3/4/21 10:25 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > | > Model name:Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz > >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 8:56 AM William Park via talk wrote: > No Raspberry Pi is going to match that. > --William > I am not looking for performance or match hardware specs William. What I am trying is to build the lightest most responsive desktop environment using a small form factor. > On

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 8:42 AM Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > On Thu., Mar. 4, 2021, 22:48 Aruna Hewapathirane, < > aruna.hewapathir...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Oh my .. Thank you so much Stewart. Nearest major intersection is >> Lawrence Ave West and Caledonia Road. >> > > Ah; other end of

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

| From: William Park via talk | No Raspberry Pi is going to match that. | --William | | On 3/4/21 10:25 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: | > Model name:            Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz As William top posted, that is still a perfectly repectable processor. Much faster

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

No Raspberry Pi is going to match that. --William On 3/4/21 10:25 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: Model name:            Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Thu., Mar. 4, 2021, 22:48 Aruna Hewapathirane, < aruna.hewapathir...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh my .. Thank you so much Stewart. Nearest major intersection is > Lawrence Ave West and Caledonia Road. > Ah; other end of town. We can work something out. I've also got a FireFly SBC you can have.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:35 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > On 2021-03-03 9:05 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > > > Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi lying around you no longer need ? > > Yup. I've got a 3B+ + power supply + smallish SD card you can have. Just > add keyboard

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On 2021-03-03 9:05 p.m., Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi lying around you no longer need ? Yup. I've got a 3B+ + power supply + smallish SD card you can have. Just add keyboard and HDMI monitor. Where are you based? Building new kernels might be a

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:47 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: > | From: Aruna Hewapathirane via talk > > | Hi Mat, many thanks and the more ram it has on board the better. This is > | strictly > | for my own experimenting and learn by doing stuff. So any Pi will do to > | start off with I guess. >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:58 AM mwilson--- via talk wrote: > "Giles Orr" said: > > Hi Aruna. > > > > On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 21:56, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk > > wrote: > [ ... ] > >> I am also very interested in seeing if a Pi can replace my ancient > >> desktop. I simply can't > >> afford

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

| From: Aruna Hewapathirane via talk | Hi Mat, many thanks and the more ram it has on board the better. This is | strictly | for my own experimenting and learn by doing stuff. So any Pi will do to | start off with I guess. | | I am hoping to go down the embedded linux rabbit hole. I have been

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

"Giles Orr" said: > Hi Aruna. > > On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 21:56, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk > wrote: [ ... ] >> I am also very interested in seeing if a Pi can replace my ancient >> desktop. I simply can't >> afford the Pi-4 desktop version with the dual monitor setup so thought I >> will ask

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

Hi Aruna. On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 21:56, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > Hi Mat, many thanks and the more ram it has on board the better. This is > strictly > for my own experimenting and learn by doing stuff. So any Pi will do to start > off with I guess. > > I am hoping to go down the

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

Hi Mat, many thanks and the more ram it has on board the better. This is strictly for my own experimenting and learn by doing stuff. So any Pi will do to start off with I guess. I am hoping to go down the embedded linux rabbit hole. I have been messing around with arduino for a while now and I

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

I might have one, what generation do you need and what's the application? On Wed., Mar. 3, 2021, 9:06 p.m. Aruna Hewapathirane via talk, < talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi lying around you no longer need ? > > Thanks - Aruna > --- > Post to this mailing list

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

Hello, Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi lying around you no longer need ? Thanks - Aruna --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Sorry for the late entry, been a busy couple of days... Aruna, I'm glad that you found the info on the firmware upgrades enabling the Pi4 to run cooler. They indicate that fanless passive cooling is acceptable for most uses. The FLIRC is great because most of the case is one giant aluminum

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 11:56 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > Just adding my two cents after reading this thread. > > Cooling (just an opinion, not based on diverse experience): > > - Pi 4 does not need cooling but it apparently makes a difference in > performance under load. > I found

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-09 12:02 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: Switching to a 64-bit OS would let Gimp use most of your 8G. As for crashing: do you know what kind of crash is happening? Is it worth reporting? I suspect it is running out of memory. You can check the system log messages after

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

From: D. Hugh Redelmeier" > | From: mwilson--- via talk > > | [ GIMP crashes under Raspberry Pi OS ] > > Last I checked, ordinary Raspbian was 32-bit only. If Gimp's memory > use is within a single processs, it is limited to about 2 or 3G (I > don't remember which) of your 8G. > > Switching to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

| From: mwilson--- via talk | I started with a 4GByte kit from ABRA in Montreal. It did adequately | replacing my old 1-core I386 desktop, mostly running Firefox and Gnu Image | Manipulation Program. GIMP seemed to encounter strange crashes with many | images open, so I lately upgraded to an

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Just adding my two cents after reading this thread. Cooling (just an opinion, not based on diverse experience): - Pi 4 does not need cooling but it apparently makes a difference in performance under load. - passive cooling is "good enough". I use a FLIRC case

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hi Stewart, On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 3:21 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Hi Aruna - > > Just covering some points that didn't quite match my experience. 4GB > Raspberry Pi 4 good, 8 GB better, which it sounds like you've discovered. > Yes thanks to Scott and others :-) > > > How hot

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> >> How hot does the unit become ? Does it require an add on fan shim ? Or > >> will work fine without one ? > >[ ... ] > the 8GB Pi4B which had been running idle > > overnight, and the air temperature in the case near the processor read > > 37degC. A few minutes work with GIMP brought that

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 11:21 AM Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: > > When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left > with > > only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. > > You can use a USB

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> > So it has USB boot with the Pi 4 I just have to change the > > FIRMWARE_RELEASE_STATUS value from "critical" to "stable." > > I would err on the side of sticking with just a high quality SD card. > There far less chance of the accidental removal while the machine is in > operation. > Very

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 3:47 p.m., Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: There is a new(ish) high quality Pi camera with adjustable focus. Yeah, I knew about that. It's got no focus at all, just being a sensor board and a lens mount. The best that folks are getting out of it right now is manual focus. There's

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 3:21 p.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: The Raspberry Pi camera is also fixed focus and doesn't do audio. It's not useful for video calls. There is a new(ish) high quality Pi camera with adjustable focus. See rpi.io/hqcam for details. -- Cheers! Kevin.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hi Aruna - Just covering some points that didn't quite match my experience. 4GB Raspberry Pi 4 good, 8 GB better, which it sounds like you've discovered. How hot does the unit become ? Does it require an add on fan shim ? Or will work fine without one ? You can definitely get by without one.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

>> Hello, >> I stumbled across this recently: >> https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ >> I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience >> with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. > [ ... ] >> How hot does the unit become ?

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/8/20 11:21 AM, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left with only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. You can use a USB type web cam with a Pi

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left with only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. You can use a USB type web cam with a Pi but you can don't need to. There is a special

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/8/20 9:27 AM, Aruna Hewapathirane wrote: On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 9:11 PM Scott Sullivan via talk > wrote: On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: [.SNIP.] > How easy or difficult would it be to boot off an external hard disk as >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hello Howard, On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM Howard Gibson via talk wrote: > On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 18:49:37 -0400 > Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 8:52 AM wrote: > > Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 10:39 PM wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 9:11 PM Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: > On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> Hello, > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. [ ... ] > How hot does the unit become ? Does it

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 18:49:37 -0400 Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. > > If 'you' were to use a Raspberry Pi as a

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: Hello, I stumbled across this recently: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions.

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hello, I stumbled across this recently: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. If 'you' were to use a Raspberry Pi as a desktop

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On 2020-05-28 12:03 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: I just got an ad from Seeed Studio. It offers an 8G Raspberry Pi 4 for pre-order. I didn't know of this new RAM size before seeing the ad. Someone I talk with in an IRC channel saw this coming ages ago. He said they were calling

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On Thu., May 28, 2020, 14:08 Dhaval Giani, wrote: > >> Maybe a plug here > https://www.oracle.com/linux/downloads/linux-arm-downloads.html > > It won't have accelerated graphics either. If the Foundation hasn't done it for their release for the hardware they know best. Stewart > --- Post to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

> > > > > On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:57, Andrew Heagle via talk > > wrote: > > > > 64bit version of Raspbian (Now apparently renamed to Raspberry Pi > > OS) in beta also released. > > Note that it's very beta: much desktop acceleration isn't available yet. > > Maybe

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On 2020-05-28 1:40 p.m., Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote: Canadian (Ottawa) availability: https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb/ Craig at Elmwood in Toronto hasn't listed his yet, but likely will soon: https://elmwoodelectronics.ca/collections/raspberry-pi Elmwood isn't an

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

Canadian (Ottawa) availability: https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb/ Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56 On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:57, Andrew Heagle via talk wrote: > Raspberry Pi 4 8GB version was just released today! > >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

Raspberry Pi 4 8GB version was just released today! https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/8gb-raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-at-75/ 64bit version of Raspbian (Now apparently renamed to Raspberry Pi OS) in beta also released. Andrew On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:03, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > I

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

I just got an ad from Seeed Studio. It offers an 8G Raspberry Pi 4 for pre-order. I didn't know of this new RAM size before seeing the ad. Estimated availability date is June 5. US$75 for a computer with 8G seems

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 08:17:56PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use > to work with a lot of copy-typists, and they could work on anything at all. > They'd switch from Suns to Macs to Thinkpads to real typewriters

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 9/3/19 8:17 PM, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2019-09-03 3:25 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: If you work on look, hunt and peck princible, then sure, anything will do. Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use to work with a lot of copy-typists,

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On 2019-09-03 5:03 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: Well the left shift key is too short, and the part of it I use is there '|' is placed. :) It all depends on the keyboard you have. The shift key is the same position and size as the one on my current main keyboard. It takes a little time to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-09-03 3:25 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: If you work on look, hunt and peck princible, then sure, anything will do. Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use to work with a lot of copy-typists, and they could work on anything at all. They'd switch

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On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 03:43:14PM -0400, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > The shift key is where it is supposed to be. The | is in the wrong place > along with a few other keys. I was thinking of getting one of those > keyboards to go along with the matching red and white case and white power >

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On 2019-09-03 12:45 p.m., Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: Some of you might like the keyboard, if you're not about the numeric pad: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-keyboard-and-hub/ It's a compact

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On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 01:40:15PM -0400, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > I honestly think I'm too old to care. I've been using it for the last > couple of weeks and it's pretty decent. The mouse is good enough, I guess - > though it's no IBM//Lenovo Trackpoint mouse. If you are used to

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On Tue., Sep. 3, 2019, 12:45 Lennart Sorensen, wrote: > > Vertical enter key, '|' key on left where shift should be. What's to > like about that keyboard? Eww! > I honestly think I'm too old to care. I've been using it for the last couple of weeks and it's pretty decent. The mouse is good

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On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Some of you might like the keyboard, if you're not about the numeric > pad: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-keyboard-and-hub/ > It's a compact 78-key unit with USB micro-B input and a 3-port USB hub. >

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On 2019-08-07 6:39 p.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: Seems that Raspberry Pi (Foundation|Trading Ltd) have been completely blindsided by demand for the 4GB model, with the possibility that they're being intended as corporate thin clients or low-power desktop It isn't the first time they

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On 2019-08-06 11:20 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > | From: Kevin Cozens via talk > > | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi > | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is > | buyapi.ca and they appear to be

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| From: Kevin Cozens via talk | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is | buyapi.ca and they appear to be showing that 1GB and 2GB models are in stock. | I'm still waiting on the

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On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 05:03:25PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: It seems that official Raspberry Pi resellers are finding that the North American importer, OKdo (formerly Allied), is selling units out from under the resellers. I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they

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On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 05:03:25PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > … but good luck getting one, even still. Especially the 4 GB ones > > It seems that official Raspberry Pi resellers are finding that the North > American importer, OKdo (formerly Allied), is selling units out from >

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On 2019-07-28 11:14 p.m., Evan Leibovitch wrote: > > These guys claim stock now: > https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html They do, yes. They are one of the (two?) official resellers in Canada. > How important are the heatsinks? Does the new processor need them? Yes, very much so,

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On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 at 17:04, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > … but good luck getting one, even still. Especially the 4 GB ones > These guys claim stock now: https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html I recall stock problems in the first few moths of previous releases too. How

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