[Tfug] Raspberry Pi

[Louis Taber]

Hi Keith,

The total cost has been low.

Mouse.  -- not using one
Keyboard  -- not using one
Ethernet cable -- already had it
Power supply -- Using my Kindle's supply
Case -  Not yet -- no mounting holes either
SD card -- class 4 32GByte $27 no S&H Adorama
Raspberry Pi $35 + $7 S&H
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Total $62 + $7 S&H
Grand total $69.

I have purchased 4GByte cards for $4 with free shipping..  So $46
is possible and usable.  There have been problems with Class 10 cards.
 There is a problem in the boot loader ROM on the processor chip.

  - Louis

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Louis,
>
> What was the total cost of setting up your Raspberry Pi?  Power supply,
> keyboard, mouse, monitor?
>
> Also what power supply are you using and what about a case?
>
> I'm sure it has to be snappy running Linux on an SD card.
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Mon, 7/23/12, Louis Taber <ltaber at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Louis Taber <ltaber at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] Raspberry Pi
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 7:50 AM
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I received my B version Raspberry Pi a few weeks ago.   Mine had Debian
> (without the hardware floating point support which is now available)
> install on a 32GByte SD card.  I have yet to attach a monitor or a
> keyboard, but it will take a HDMI or composite monitor.    Mine is running
> Apache2 with CGI.  I have run a test GPIO program.   The plan is to use it
> to control lights and such in my new shop.  At $35 + S&H (about $7 for me)
>  it seem to be a great little Linux box.  Does anyone else on the list have
> one yet?  , or one on order?    - Louis  .
>
> A quick intro to the Raspberry Pi:
>
>  http://www.raspberrypi.org/
>
>
> The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV
> and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the
> things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and
> games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by
> kids all over the world to learn programming.
>
>
> "Raspberry Pi" Computer Model-BDeveloper Raspberry Pi Foundation<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_Foundation>
> TypeSingle-board computer<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-board_computer> Release
> date29 February 2012[1]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#cite_note-release-0> Introductory
> priceUS$ 25 and US$ 35
> Operating system <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system> Linux<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux>
>  (Debian GNU/Linux <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian>, Fedora<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_%28operating_system%29>,
> and Arch Linux ARM <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Linux_ARM>)[2]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#cite_note-raspberrypi_faqs-1>
> Power2.5 W (model A), 3.5 W (model B) CPU<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit>
> ARM1176JZF-S <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM11> (armv6*k*) 700 MHz[3]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#cite_note-Broadcom-BCM2835-Website-2> Storage
> capacitySD card slot <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital>
> (SD or SDHC card)Memory256 MByte <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte>
> GraphicsBroadcom <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom> VideoCore IV[3]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#cite_note-Broadcom-BCM2835-Website-2>
> Websitewww.raspberrypi.org
>
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