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CHIP, a $9 computer with WiFi, Bluetooth, 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM and 4GB storage
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| 10 May 2015
| Suzanne Jean
Posted on 05/10/2015 3:56:53 PM PDT by ShadowAce
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posted on
05/10/2015 3:56:53 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; PoloSec; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
05/10/2015 3:57:09 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
Really not sure that this is the path for the future though. Much too slow for gaming, much too limited for most except for the minimal internet user. Does have some applications but not so much for the masses.
At the late stage, nothing I would invest in especially since the millennials are going much smaller and more portable.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:06:09 PM PDT
by
Deagle
(ui)
To: ShadowAce; 2ndDivisionVet
“...may well lead to a rise in notorious mentality among individuals.”
2nd div, we need that little “wuh?” girl you had posted earlier today!
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:06:20 PM PDT
by
jocon307
(Tell it like it is.)
To: jocon307
If there were really $9 computers I might buy 10 of them and ship them to a school in a poor country. That might be a game-changer for some kids.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:10:14 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: ShadowAce
So, this can't be bought right now? It's vaporware?
/johnny
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:14:52 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(NEW ARRIVALS -> buy here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/541331)
To: ShadowAce
some people having critically analyzed the Chip also claim that having a complete computer while on the go may well lead to a rise in notorious mentality among individuals.Too late. I already have notorious mentality.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:18:05 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Jeb Bush makes John McCain look like Barry Goldwater.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If there were really $9 computers I might buy 10 of them and ship them to a school in a poor country. That might be a game-changer for some kids.Nah. It will just lead to an increase in notorious mentality.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:18:55 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Jeb Bush makes John McCain look like Barry Goldwater.)
To: Deagle
Really not sure that this is the path for the future though. Much too slow for gaming, much too limited for most except for the minimal internet user. Does have some applications but not so much for the masses.I'd think it would be more suited to commercial and household automation of things like HVAC or security systems.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:19:08 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
That was the idea behind
One Laptop Per Child.
Of course, OLPC included a keyboard and monitor. But Chip just the next iteration of this trend.
Then again, I was a backer BEFORE it made funding, somewhere around the 150th or so supporter (grin)
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:19:17 PM PDT
by
Salgak
(Peace Through Superior Firepower. . . .)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sure could as long as you provide monitor, keyboard, case, power supply, mouse, etc. Extended cost about $400.00.
Now if this could fit into an Apple Pad, then you’ve got something.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:19:24 PM PDT
by
Deagle
(ui)
To: tacticalogic
Exactly, and that would be a good deal! Just not for most users.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:20:43 PM PDT
by
Deagle
(ui)
To: Lazamataz
Odd, that’s my professional wrestling and rapping name...
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:20:47 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: Deagle
Exactly, and that would be a good deal! Just not for most users.I don't think the average consumer is the target market.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:24:49 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:25:32 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: ShadowAce
Rasberry Pi already has a huge segment of the market. It can emulate a lot of the old cartridge games and even has a simple version of Minecraft. I bought one for my son.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:28:23 PM PDT
by
Azeem
(There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
To: Deagle
“Sure could as long as you provide monitor, keyboard, case, power supply, mouse, etc. Extended cost about $400.00.”
I’m posting this on a Raspberry Pi 2 system that cost $100 to assemble from new retail parts for everything but the monitor.
The LCD VGA monitor was a $75 obsolete piece from a local computer shop.
A wholesaler could put this entire system together with monitor for about $100.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:28:26 PM PDT
by
JJ_Folderol
(Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
To: Deagle
.
Gaming is not the future of productive people.
If you live for amusement, your future is mortal indeed.
.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:28:37 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: tacticalogic
Yes, you are right. Was just speculating about future applications I guess... The capabilities and cost just had me salivating a bit. Eventually, this kind of announcement will apply to almost all of the market - I’m just waiting with anticipation I guess...ha.
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posted on
05/10/2015 4:29:15 PM PDT
by
Deagle
(ui)
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