Raspberry Pi?

[d000hg]

LOL, i just put your comment into google translate and it said:

This is a professional forum, not a place for you to continue your childish little spats. Shove your hurt feelings up your backside, or at least confine your blubbing to General where it belongs.

Care to answer the question properly - for someone who's already got a PC what does this add?

[chef]

Yes I think that, it's a nice idea but if you already have access to a spare PC or virtual machine running linux it doesn't seem to offer anything over and above that unless you're looking for a standalone board to use in some sort of project. Still if it's only £20 I might as well buy one

I knew you'd say that

[Joeman]

This is a professional forum, not a place for you to continue your childish little spats. Shove your hurt feelings up your backside, or at least confine your blubbing to General where it belongs.

Care to answer the question properly - for someone who's already got a PC what does this add?

Oh, very professional, you didnt swear at me

but if you cant take the time to read the FAQ, then im not going to waste my time copy and pasting it for you... some of us have a genuine interest in this "low level" stuff and take the time to read about it...

[TheFaQQer]

Still if it's only £20 I might as well buy one

And since it's a legitimate business expense, it's even cheaper

[d000hg]

Oh, very professional, you didnt swear at me

but if you cant take the time to read the FAQ, then im not going to waste my time copy and pasting it for you... some of us have a genuine interest in this "low level" stuff and take the time to read about it...

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?

[TheFaQQer]

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?

"need" is a subjective thing. Why does anyone need an iPad? Why does anyone need superfast broadband?

I don't need a Pi, but I'm certainly considering buying one (once I work out what they do).

[TheFaQQer]

So why would I need a Pi?

Cheap media player to stream video from an external hard drive to TV.

[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...

[RSoles]

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