[GRLUG] Raspberry Pi Question

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1. There are two official manufacturer/distributor partners for the
R-Pi. alliedelec is the US partner of one of those two. Lead time
before they ship will vary.

2. You can connect R-Pi to your TV, but R-Pi does NOT run windows, so
cannot run Netflix (I'm unsure of the requirements for amazon video)

3.  R-Pi can run X11., but whether it starts on boot or  has to be
manually started depends on how the software is configured. The debian
'squeeze' that is offered does not start it on boot.

For more detailed information:

 Official site: (Note "where to buy" on the right site of the page)
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs

 R-Pi wiki
http://elinux.org/RaspberryPiBoard

 Forums
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/



On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:
> Question to the group... I was getting caught up on Triangulation (one of
> the netcasts on the TWiT network) and they were interviewing the guy behind
> the raspberry pi...  A couple of questions sparked my intrest
>
> 1.  From the RS Components webpage:
> http://www.alliedelec.com/lp/120626raso/?cm_mmc=Offline-Referral-_-Electronics-_-RaspberryPi-201203-_-World-Selector-Page
> it shows 12 weeks for shipping.  Is this really the case and also the only
> place to order it?
>
> 2.  There is an HDMI connection so can I use the $35 device instead of the
> $85+ Roku device and achive the goal of streaming Netflix and or Amazon
> video through or is something not currently possible?
>
> 3.  They mentioned a Debian based installer, does that provide a GUI to the
> device or just a shell you do everything through?
>
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