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   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10789863
   It's a computer that costs $48, which makers hope will get every child programming - and the initial run of 10,000 has been snapped up by eager customers.
   Equipped with two USB ports and an ethernet port to access the internet, it is capable of running word processing, internet, games, and high-definition video - the same capabilities as PCs costing 10 times its price.
   UK demand for the computer was so overwhelming that its developers said it sold out in minutes and crashed one of the supplier's websites.
   RASPBERRY PI
   * Retail price:NZ $48 nz $US less than $40
   * Size: 85.60mm x 53.98mm x 17mm
   * Memory: 256MB * Clock Frequency Max: 700MHz
   * 2 USB ports, one ethernet port
   * No hard drive
   * Runs on Linux operating system
   http://nz.element14.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=2081185 (pdf)

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   http://elinux.org/Special:PopularPages

   http://wikiindex.org/ELinux.org_Wiki

   http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/

   Users can run Debian, Fedora and ArchLinux ARM GNU/Linux distributions on the Pi, although not Ubuntu at this time. SD cards containing pre-built distros will go on sale, although confident punters can build their systems from the sources. Once the OS has booted, you're faced with a very familiar Linux system: desktop and command-line interfaces, web browsing, tweeting, your favourite document editing programs and many other packages ported to the ARM architecture will be available to use as normal. As far as the end-user is concerned, it's a generic Linux system - although, obviously, Linux x86 binaries won't run out of the box.

   Fedora boots to a command prompt in just shy of 25 seconds (which is mostly slowed down by the SD card's rootfs, external USB-connected hard disks are said to work extremely well with the Pi).

   http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs

   How much will it cost?

   The Model A will cost $25 and the Model B $35, plus local taxes.

   GENERAL
   What’s the difference between Model A and Model B?

   Model A has 128Mb of RAM Model A has been redesigned to have 256Mb RAM, one USB port and no Ethernet (network connection). Model B has 256Mb RAM, 2 USB port and an Ethernet port.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

   http://www.farnell.com/ * To buy *

   http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Linux-boots-in-297-seconds/

   Linux boots in 2.97 seconds

   Posted 12 years ago #

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