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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">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!<br id="FontBreak"></font><br><font style="" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">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.</font><br><br><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><br><br><div>> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 16:30:57 -0400<br>> From: kb4fxc@inttek.net<br>> To: arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] 9$ computer<br>> <br>> <br>> I think that little board represents the "shape of things to come." <br>> ...However, it's still vapor at this point, and a lot can change in a <br>> year!<br>> <br>> The RPi2's are here now and work VERY well! And, for the differences in<br>> capabilities (RPi2 has 4 USB ports, quad core CPU, wired Ethernet, etc.),<br>> the RPi2 is more than worth the $26 difference in cost, IMO!!!<br>> <br>> The single biggest factor determining the success of these little <br>> open-source boards is userbase to support and refine software for them.<br>> <br>> Just my $0.02!<br>> <br>> 73, David KB4FXC<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Mon, 11 May 2015 petem001@gmail.com wrote:<br>> <br>> > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer<br>> > <br>> > Wonder if this could drive a URI-X....<br>> > <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> arm-allstar mailing list<br>> arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar<br>> <br>> Visit the BBB web page - http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/<br>> <br></div> </div></body>
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