[GRLUG] GRLUG Raspberry Pi SOCIAL Tomorrow July 18 @ The Warehouse

[Richard Nienhuis]

I don't think they ever made the 25$ version.  I doubt they will bother
with it in the future.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

> From linux.slashdot.org:
>
> **
> *"Raspberry Pi, the small $35 ARM-based computer system capable of
> running Linux that took the world of technology by storm just a few months
> back, has its order limit shackles removed<http://paritynews.com/hardware/item/54-order-limit-on-raspberry-pi-lifted> as
> it has been revealed that manufacturers are now producing 4000 units per
> day. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the
> tiny computer, has said that RS Components and element14/Premier Farnell
> have started producing enough units to allow them to scrap the order limit
> on Raspberry Pi. In a blog post, the foundation made the announcement<http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1588>.
> Initially the limit of one unit per customer was placed in the light of
> limited stocks. Despite these limits, there was always a shortage and
> people had to wait for long time to get their hands on one of these credit
> card sized computers."*
> **
>
> Be the first to have a dozen RP's!
> Control everything in your house from
> the toilet to the front door bell ( I think
> there's a range there... ) with its own
> RP. Have spares in a case a critical RP
> application goes down.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Specifications
>
> Looking at the specs, I presume the
> $35 spread ( version B ) is the only
> one really worth owning, although a
> true minimalist might want to get by
> with the $25 version, being sans Ethernet.
>
> Is the $25 version even still made?
>
>
>   -- Bob
>
>
>
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