Cheap toy to get alien lizards excited

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NickFitz replied

5 January 2012, 13:30
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

It can't run Windows 8, .NET 4 or MS Office, so on that basis, I'm out.

It can run .NET 4: Mono (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DimPrawn replied

5 January 2012, 12:33
It can't run Windows 8, .NET 4 or MS Office, so on that basis, I'm out.
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Churchill replied

5 January 2012, 11:56
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

BBC News - Bare bones Raspberry Pi PC gets ready to launch

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For more up-to-date info have a look at Raspberry Pi | An ARM GNU/Linux box for $25. Take a byte! and join the mailing list.

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DimPrawn replied

5 January 2012, 10:57
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

30 years too late? Will be interesting to up and coming academic Bobs perhaps.

Exactly my thinking. These will sell by the million in India and every bob will be fluent in BBC Basic. Actually the Bobs will just nick the design and the software and save themselves £20.

Fair play to the people behind this though. A good austerity device that might inspire a few kids to learn programming.
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SimonMac replied

5 January 2012, 10:55
For the sheer novelty value I will be getting one of these
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TimberWolf replied

5 January 2012, 10:54
30 years too late? Will be interesting to up and coming academic Bobs perhaps.
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DimPrawn started a topic Cheap toy to get alien lizards excited

5 January 2012, 10:51
Cheap toy to get alien lizards excited

BBC News - Bare bones Raspberry Pi PC gets ready to launch

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