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It matches the real-life cost of the Rpi, probably will have general availability around the same time, and has double the memory and a little onboard NAND.
It may not be perfect, but remember this sector is very much in its infancy, and a little more competition has to be a good thing for improvements in future devices all round.
I just want an ARM box that I can run headless in my closet and keep on all the time to use as a build bot. First I bought a SheevaPlug ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug ) but that fried itself before long. Next I bought an Efika MX Smarttop ( https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11 ), which works ok, but doesn't always boot reliably (I boot it headless most of the time, so can never get to the bottom of…
Isn't this a perfect use case for Raspberry Pi?
I just want an ARM box that I can run headless in my closet and keep on all the time to use as a build bot. First I bought a SheevaPlug ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug ) but that fried itself before long. Next I bought an Efika MX Smarttop ( https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11 ), which works ok, but doesn't always boot reliably (I boot it headless most of the time, so can never get to the bottom of…
The original email I sent was:
Hi, I'm really excited to see the $49 Android PC; it looks like a perfect platform for a number of projects I've been thinking of.
However I'm worried - most manufacturers offering low-price Android devices fail to comply with the terms of the GPL.
Will you be releasing the source code to any GPL'd components used by your system? And will you allow customers to install their own OSs on the device or will it be restricted to your own build of Android?
Thanks for your time; I look forwards to your reply.
VIA: if you're reading this, your address help@apc.io is busted :-( The original email I sent was: Hi, I'm really excited to see the $49 Android PC; it looks like a perfect platform for a number of projects I've been thinking of. However I'm worried - most manufacturers offering low-price Android devices fail to comply with the terms of the GPL. Will you be releasing the source code to any GPL'd components used by yo…
You should always be wary if any binary blobs are required (often the case with video drivers). They will limit what you can do in terms of upgrading the kernel and hence the rest of the OS. Sadly VIA have a history of not quite getting this whole "open" thing: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=via_o...
My vision for these boards is not to display graphics, but to send/receive data from the internet and a local network. I'm not going to use a Pi to watch movies or some other resource-intensive task. I'd just as soon use the power of GPU that comes with Pi for some other task besides video. What would be interesting is if one of these boards would be designed such that, by pure coincidence, it could fit into an Apple…
So irrespective of your video intentions, you are still at the mercy of a blob.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
the cheapest HDMI monitor is still expensive Everyone has different levels for what "expensive" means. You can get new HDMI monitors for well under $150, and new DVI monitors for well under $100, and DVI HDMI adaptors are under $10.
Sure but it is worth baring in mind the context-- that this is a $50 PC.
~$100 for a monitor (which can also be used with other computers) isn't expensive when we are talking about a $50 board.
I just want an ARM box that I can run headless in my closet and keep on all the time to use as a build bot. First I bought a SheevaPlug ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug ) but that fried itself before long. Next I bought an Efika MX Smarttop ( https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11 ), which works ok, but doesn't always boot reliably (I boot it headless most of the time, so can never get to the bottom of…
It doesn't have wlan, not even a dual core cpu, pity. but i am still going to buy it.
Related, my boss just ordered one of these for me to play with: http://www.asiapads.com/product_info.php?products_id=2246 I'm looking forward to it. Internally, it's called "chrisk's Crapper Computer" (my name is Chris last name starts with K)