Reply to: Raspberry Pi?

[RSoles]

Yeah, the 'turbo' switch actually slowed them down to provide backward compatibility with older games.

[Vanilla]

but went twice as quick if you pressed the "Turbo" button... what ever happend to "turbo buttons" on computers???

They were replaced with automatic CPU throttling like Speedstep

[Joeman]

Back in the early days of linux a 486DX2 66Mhz with 16MB (I think) was my platform of choice. Twas enough to enable me to recompile everything from the source.

but went twice as quick if you pressed the "Turbo" button... what ever happend to "turbo buttons" on computers???

[doodab]

700MHz and 256Mb RAM isn't really the old days though, and neither is a 32 (64?) bit architecture. Plug in a keyboard and mouse and it's simply a regular Linux PC... I'm sure many real-world PCs are still running on that spec... I had XP running on something very similar!

I'm still all for it though.... Lego Mindstorm was fairly popular for instance as a way to make programming fun.

Back in the early days of linux a 486DX2 66Mhz with 16MB (I think) was my platform of choice. Twas enough to enable me to recompile everything from the source.

[d000hg]

Raspberry Pi Linux micro machine enters mass production ? reghardware

So production has actually started

[d000hg]

700MHz and 256Mb RAM isn't really the old days though, and neither is a 32 (64?) bit architecture. Plug in a keyboard and mouse and it's simply a regular Linux PC... I'm sure many real-world PCs are still running on that spec... I had XP running on something very similar!

I'm still all for it though.... Lego Mindstorm was fairly popular for instance as a way to make programming fun.

[Joeman]

I would imagine writing and compiling code on the unit itself would be straightforward memory allowing.

C, C++, Scala, Interp, Clojure, OCaml, Python, Java, Perl, are all available and probably more.

Taken from the site:

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 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.

So im thinking its a return to "old school" days, of plug it into your telly and sit on the floor coding - like we did with Spectrum's, or in my case Dragon32.
If thats the case, then onboard compilers must be an option. I would epect a simple to learn language like Python to do quite well on this platform..

[Cliphead]

BTW the Pi is basically a low-power Linux PC, is that right? Does this mean you develop and compile your code on the Pi itself, like a PC, or do you write the code on your PC and deploy to the Pi, more like working with mobile/embedded devices? Being a proper Linux variant I assumed the former... in which case does that mean it will support GCC, Java, and proper debuggers... often the curse of specialist hardware?

I would imagine writing and compiling code on the unit itself would be straightforward memory allowing.

C, C++, Scala, Interp, Clojure, OCaml, Python, Java, Perl, are all available and probably more.

[d000hg]

I'll be getting one with the idea of turning it into a dedicated Roland GK compatible MIDI guitar interface. Some custom electronics to add and possibly a soft synth to add some onboard sounds then package the whole thing up in a box.

I reckon it could be used to create all sorts of interfaces to cool stuff... home automation / NAS Server / CCTV etc....

See, these are the kind of things I was meaning when I said "why would an experienced programmer get one"... real applications.


BTW the Pi is basically a low-power Linux PC, is that right? Does this mean you develop and compile your code on the Pi itself, like a PC, or do you write the code on your PC and deploy to the Pi, more like working with mobile/embedded devices? Being a proper Linux variant I assumed the former... in which case does that mean it will support GCC, Java, and proper debuggers... often the curse of specialist hardware?

[TraceRacing]

I reckon it could be used to create all sorts of interfaces to cool stuff... home automation / NAS Server / CCTV etc....

I think it's great

[RSoles]

Remember to put it in a proper EMC enclosure:-

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[Cliphead]

I'll be getting one with the idea of turning it into a dedicated Roland GK compatible MIDI guitar interface. Some custom electronics to add and possibly a soft synth to add some onboard sounds then package the whole thing up in a box.

Most of the design and software has already been completed after working on a different project so just a case of shoehorning it into a Pi.

[NickFitz]

I can do ASM programming on a Windows PC - even using an emulator if I want to be 'real'. So why would I need a Pi?

Having worked with both, I reckon ARM assembler is vastly more interesting and generally good fun than Intel.

[RSoles]

There's a VM for the RPI here:-
Virtualbox VM for the RaspberryPi | Projects and collaboration: general | Forum | Raspberry Pi

[Joeman]

I can do ASM programming on a Windows PC - even using an emulator if I want to be 'real'. So why would I need a Pi?

Its got huge potential for all kinds of cool applications. and its a bit of fun for those who enjoy the challenge of a new platform. thinking of a practical use is simply one of the challenges. personally Im thinking autonomous flight... killer drones etc...