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[Discuss] Raspberry PI 2



On 2/22/2015 12:11 PM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm old, but this much computing capability the size of a pack of
> playing cards for $35 in quantities of one, seems like a HUGE enabling
> technology for a new boom in hardware products.

You're right - you ARE old! ;-)

The hardware and software curves crossed about ten years ago, so it's 
logical that the hardware devices would get smaller and more 
specialized. The only thing I'm afraid of is that they're headed toward 
"appliance" status, where each "strawberry Pi", "Pecan Pi", etc. is 
limited to a single burned-in capability that can never be changed.

Bill, who is contemplating Caesar's bust on the shelf and wondering how 
many will get the reference.

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E. William Horne
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