DeemanXu Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The diminutive, and powerful credit card sized computer aimed at trying to get Children to once again embrace coding went on sale this morning, at 6AM (GMT), and sold out; breaking the websites of both Farnell, and RS, who together are retailing the device. Read more here: http://blog.gadgethelpline.com/raspberry-pi-22-mini-computer-sells-seconds-crashes-website/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm waiting for the second generation of these so they can work out the kinks. Ideally, I'll then be able to hook it up to an ethernet and an external HD, using it to download stuff while I'm asleep, hopefully saving my power bill :D deactivated170812, MightyJordan, Ently and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedroth Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I want one. :( Are they just going to be open circuit boards, or are they going to be encased in a plastic shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I want one. :( Are they just going to be open circuit boards, or are they going to be encased in a plastic shell? To start with they are just open boards, there will be cases available at a later date, and possibly some third party ones might show up as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnporter29 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918 Apparently gone on sale today for developers to write software for etc .... will be cased before been released for the general population :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I got up at 5:45am to try and get one. No luck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm waiting for the second generation of these so they can work out the kinks. Ideally, I'll then be able to hook it up to an ethernet and an external HD, using it to download stuff while I'm asleep, hopefully saving my power bill :D These are the second generation :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm curious to see how many of these actually end up in the hands of children in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I was too late, the sites got hammered. Plus i wasn't getting up at 6am :laugh: Managed to pre-order one and according to Twitter if you pre-order they'll be built to order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm curious to see how many of these actually end up in the hands of children in the long run. Why would they ? This is not OLPC Glassed Silver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Damn I've been waiting since last year for this and they sell out before I've even found out they are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Why would they ? This is not OLPC The whole point of the project was to create something cheap for students to learn how to program on. Hopefully they sell them all and can use the money to build up their supply lines and accomplish that, but considering the current models are selling with almost no profit, I don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 and programmers/students are children since when ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 and programmers/students are children since when ? I was learning to program at the age of 7... As were a few of my peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey13 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yep I think I was knocking out the BASIC on my CPC464 when I was 8. Either that or trying to make my way through Who Dares Wins II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 and programmers/students are children since when ? Like, elementary school students. I learned BASIC when I was a kid, the goal of the project was to bring that back to a current generation of students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey13 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I hope it does. Not sure though I think one of the problems now is that is just not as accessible before. ( IDE etc...) As a child there was much fun in writing things like this to leave for my younger brother. Ah I had a razor sharp wit then. 10 PRINT "William smells of poo!" 20 GOTO 10 and it grew from there. Even expanded to the stage where some of my current coding isn't ways to insult him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylar0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Are they all gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I dunno, they're touting Python as the language to use on it, and I think procedural Python is something a kid could learn as easily as basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey13 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Should be but they will still have to jump through more hoops than I used to have to to insult family members. I don't think the problem is access to hardware or languages it is getting kids to engage. Since it was right there and I could try it instead of typing run "" (I think it was) I could make things happen by typing other things. Straight away I was interested in trying that out and seeing what I could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylar0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 AgaIn is there no more are they all gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey13 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Raspberry-Pi sells out in minutes Hmnn I wonder? Are there any left? Who can say? (Yay for recursion I am learning about programming) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylar0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Raspberry-Pi sells out in minutes Hmnn I wonder? Are there any left? Who can say? (Yay for recursion I am learning about programming) No need for that :laugh: I was more asking is there any hope of more today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey13 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Nope I am reasonably sure they have to get a new batch manufactured now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Gutted :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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