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[sacramentalist]

I've increased my geek wannabe cred with this:



It's a Raspberry Pi -- A $35 single-board computer with an ARM processor. It's not fast, but the onboard codec can play 1080p H.264 files in realtime. You just get a board, and need to add an SD card and 5v microUSB adapter.

I got that acrylic case and a USB wifi dongle. Actually, I got two. One to run as a mini-server and one for projects. It has an output bus interface for external projects. Taking temperature. Controlling motors. Blinking lights. Who doesn't like blinking lights?

This is MUCH easier than interfacing my 68HC11. I don't want to write interrupt routines. Nobody got time for that.

Comments

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

WOW .. I have no idea what that is, but it's purty.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking I should get one for Zach but he doesn't seem interested.


Maybe I just want one for myself.

[audiobiblio.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most of that lingo means nothing to me, lol. But I'll bet if I showed this to my husband, he could translate it for me!

[aiela.livejournal.com]

Someone from raspberry pi is at Penguicon this weekend. That's all I know. :P

[jonthedull.livejournal.com]

I've thought of getting one of those, but I know I'll never do anything with it.

68HC11, wow I've not heard someone talk about those in a while.

[lyricmaniac.livejournal.com]

My husband got on a short while back, and he responded pretty well the same way you did. He was all nerdy geeky excited about it too. :D

[shereenb.livejournal.com]

G bought one of those a while back. He's been playing around with it and just recently conencted it up to the television so we can use it as a freeview box. He's also thinking about getting a case 3D printed for it.

I tell you this to forewarn you that it's a slippery slope of geekiness.