JMS Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi $25 for a fully functional 256k Linux Box ( no box) complete with development environment, LAN card, USB port, SD card slot and HDI graphics for output... You can spend $35 and get the 512k box ( also no box). HD is extra... you can buy a 4 gig SD memory card (minimum recomended) for $7, you could buy a 32 gig memory card for more. I think they go up to 128 gig, not sure. CPU, ARM1176JZF-S Chip Speed, 700 mghz which you can overclock up to 1 ghz. You can put 70 of them together for a few grand and make your own super computer for home.... use MPICH2 to link them to execute instructions.... Some university did this using Lego's to construct a frame. You can overclock them, daisy chain them.... This is the most amaizing device I've seen since 3D printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Sounds interesting. What are the real world implications of this super cheap computer... other than being super cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Sounds interesting. What are the real world implications of this super cheap computer... other than being super cheap? Well the non profit which engineered, and liscenses the production of thise computers to two companies has targeted education as their primary use.... But what couldn't you do with a fully functionalble networked Linux computer, much less one for 25$? These things are beefie enough to run mail servers, web servers, or any server application which runs Linux, which is all of them... It's also sufficient enough for your desk top needs....spread sheets word processors.. you name it. And if one of these things isn't powerful enough to do what you want.... Say calculate a weather simulation or review the credit history of everybody who used chease wiz last year in the country; buy another, hell buy 100 more and run them in parallel. Got a fishtank? Got a refrigerator you want to put some intelligence behind? Got a home thermistate you'd like to but a voice interface infront of? Now you can do on the cheap. All you need are some minor programming skills and $25 for the brain. Seriously what couldn't you use this thing for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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