I've been around long enough to find it absolutely astonishing, that you can now fit a computer with 16gb of ram, 265gb of storage and a quad core processor, with no cooling, inside a keyboard.
Raspberry Pi 500+
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#112> The ultimate all-in-one PC I object to this labelling: the term “all-in-one PC” has always been used to mean a computer integrated into a screen , to which you must add a keyboard and mouse (or more likely it will be bundled with a low-quality keyboard and mouse). But this is a computer integrated into a (good) keyboard , to which you must add a screen and mouse—and screens are more expensive than keyboards. Even a…
> Even a basic not-too-horrible screen will cost another $80
I believe the idea is that you'd plug it into the TV you already have, like we did in the 1980s.
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#113We are going to see a $1,000 Raspberry pi in the next decade, won't we?
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#114I've been around long enough to find it absolutely astonishing, that you can now fit a computer with 16gb of ram, 265gb of storage and a quad core processor, with no cooling, inside a keyboard.
It is astonishing! It's especially impressive when you realize that the motherboard itself is so small that most of the keyboard interior is basically empty space [0].
[0]: https://assets.raspberrypi.com/static/25912715ba437c32c56757...
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#115We are going to see a $1,000 Raspberry pi in the next decade, won't we?
Their original premise, a super low cost linux system for hardware exploration, is constantly being undermined by their price, imo. For most projects, as long as you don’t need GPIOs or super low power consumption, you should probably use an old mini pc that’s destined for scrap and cost less.
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#116A nice nod to the past, but my problem with the Raspberry Pi series has always been that the power brick has been immense. One thing that would be cool is if there were one like this with an integrated power-supply and an internal reel for the power cable. As it is, the power bricks are always the largest part of these devices.
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#117clicky switches are a crime
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#118I've been around long enough to find it absolutely astonishing, that you can now fit a computer with 16gb of ram, 265gb of storage and a quad core processor, with no cooling, inside a keyboard.
It is astonishing! It's especially impressive when you realize that the motherboard itself is so small that most of the keyboard interior is basically empty space [0]. [0]: https://assets.raspberrypi.com/static/25912715ba437c32c56757...
That's incredible!
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#119The ultimate I want it, I don't need it. What would I possibly use this for I can't already do? No clue. But there's a fire of desire burning in me - for this thing! I am on a no-buying streak due to the economy. But in another universe I would've already purchased this.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Nit: It's the Pi 500+ I really want to hope the name is a nod to the Amiga 500+ (which had twice the RAM of the A500 ..)
This made me do some research and I'd say it appears so. https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-500-and-raspbe... > Our experiences with that programme informed the development of Raspberry Pi 400, our all-in-one PC, whose form factor (and name) harks back to the great 8-bit and 16-bit computers – the BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, and Commodore Amiga – of the 1980s and 1990s. (emphasis mine) So the 400 name is…
quite possible because it's from Europe, but remember that Apple was sticking + on the end of their model names 6 years before the Amiga existed.