[arm-allstar] 9$ computer

[Doug Crompton]

I fully agree. It is nice to get up on whats out there but you can't chase the latest fad (board) all the time. This is a very limited board and not even expected to be available until late this year or early next year. By that time it will probably be obsolete!
The RPi2 was chosen because of its capability but also because of the strong support in both hardware and software. You have to remember what this replaced, a energy guzzling PC that had to cost several hundred dollars or more at one time. When you think about the savings in just energy for a 24/7 system it would pay for itself in less than a year.

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio


> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 16:30:57 -0400
> From: kb4fxc at inttek.net
> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] 9$ computer
> 
> 
> I think that little board represents the "shape of things to come."  
> ...However, it's still vapor at this point, and a lot can change in a 
> year!
> 
> The RPi2's are here now and work VERY well! And, for the differences in
> capabilities (RPi2 has 4 USB ports, quad core CPU, wired Ethernet, etc.),
> the RPi2 is more than worth the $26 difference in cost, IMO!!!
> 
> The single biggest factor determining the success of these little 
> open-source boards is userbase to support and refine software for them.
> 
> Just my $0.02!
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 May 2015 petem001 at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer
> > 
> > Wonder if this could drive a URI-X....
> > 
> 
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