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why?
if your cell phone can do anything now and days
Probably won't play Call of Duty, or break any performance records, but it does show how technology has progressed, and will probably allow for basic internet browsing.
I wonder what the PC equivalent is? Old-school Pentium? 486?Renowned U.K. game developer David Braben set his game programming aside for a short while to create an amazingly affordable personal computer that he hopes will prompt an overhaul of computer education programs. The mini PC, called the Raspberry Pi, is no bigger than a standard USB memory stick, and runs a version of Linux, an open-source operating system.
The diminutive device has a single USB input for a keyboard or mouse (or a USB hub to expand those options), HDMI monitor output, 128MB of memory, and an SD card slot for storage. The pint-sized PC is capable of web browsing, word processing, email, and many other standard computer features. None of this would be particularly impressive, if not for the fact that the device costs just $25.
Braben plans to introduce his creation to school systems throughout the U.K. in hopes of overhauling what he sees as a computer education program in need of a refresh. He is currently in the processes of refining the Raspberry Pi prototype in anticipation of getting it manufactured on a larger scale, and projects that the tiny device will be formally introduced within 12 months.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_techne...c-david-braben
why?
if your cell phone can do anything now and days
Where do you insert the floppy?
Does your cell phone cost 25 dollars?
who would want a pos computer for 25 dollars?
homeless people?
oh i get it.... they will go around and steal a signal somewhere
Are you deliberately dense? or is it an involuntary condition?
lol
fuk off noob
It would be used in applications like robotics where complex instruction sets are required to perform tasks. It doesn't need human interface. It would be useless otherwise, because the periphery required to interface would cost more that the unit itself.
If they could actually function as working units, I'm sure schools across the country would be glad to have some ammunition against perpetually slashed budgets, even if they do still have to buy the keyboards and mice. They could buy a lab of machines for the previous cost of one or two units.
That is, assuming they can get the kids used to working with Linux...
I have no issue with the mini Pc it's the mini keyboard I have problems with.
Random...
Are you having a cranial implant?
I have no issue with the mini Pc it's the mini keyboard I have problems with.
Grandpa joke, grandpa delivery... First comic sitting.
Heh, I don't think that is as far away as most might think.
I would sign up for it.
Brain 2.0
Better wait for Brain 2.0 SPK3
You know how those tech companies are
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