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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Oh dear - I now have visions of spending the rest of my life perfecting a Model B emulator for the Model B, with tape interface and possibly ROM reader for all my old games... _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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Model A is now available for $25, their original target. http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3215_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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I'd be all over that like a pig on stink if it wasnt for missing the network port Might look into alternative network solutions _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: behind the sofa
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It's the cut-down super low power version, primarily for battery or solar projects that can't use wires. The original model B has a network port, and is a better solution for a wired project. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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True, but a network port would be brilliant for a home automation system that you could power by batteries _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: behind the sofa
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I don't really see the point of battery powering something that's already got an ethernet cable running to it. You could PoE to keep the wiring to a minimum - even crudely just by sticking 5v on a spare pair. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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Ordered a model B the other day, with case for £31.50 from CPC  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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As mentioned in my FPotD, I have to re-visit Linux and C++ so I have installed a copy of Arch Linux on the Pi, (using the XFCEdesktop environment) and am typing this using the MIdori browser... These may not be the quickest computers in the world, but for £25 or so, you really can't complain.  Anyway, back to work! _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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Using berryboot on mine, put XMBC on first, now getting raspian on there so I can do some proper dev work, going to see what it's like with hd media over ethernet _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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Raspberry Pi CEO: I really want to see Amiga emulation on Raspberry Pi 2 http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... -2-1283093_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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timark_uk
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Location: Belfast
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Have you done this yet? Can you provide feedback about HD content playback? Mark
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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Seriously considering getting a Pi 2. The Original Pi was just a little bit under specced for some of the things I want to do, but the Pi 2 looks like it will do them all with ease.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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Sorry I've not been on here in a while, work commitments  I did, I used OpenElec in the end as it was lighter than XBMC It handles 720p fine on CPU decoding, should really get an mpeg licence though for anything better _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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