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Raspberry Pi for charity still a driving force?

Catwell

Will the Raspberry Pi platform still be available for $25 as a PC for the underprivileged?

 

Of course, I personally want to use one for media streaming and platform portability. I would gladly pay more to help with charity.

 

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The below text is taken from element14 news: $25 dollar USB key PC for charity

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Raspberry Pi computer running Ubuntu 9.04 and the PCB for size comparison

 

The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK registered charity founded by David Braben, seeks to provide children with a low cost computer system. Their "Raspberry Pi Computer" (RPC) is a $25 USD PC on a USB key. There is a USB port on one end and an HDMI port on the other. The simplest configuration is to connect the RPC to a HDMI port on a television, and a USB keyboard/mouse. A more advanced setup places the RPC at the center of a low cost tablet computer.

 

The concept is to place these into schools, they are cheap enough to give away for free through donations, so every child has the ability to own one. The secondary concept is to show children "could engage is things we are all consumers of, but not creators of." The RPC could then be used to teach programming, script writing, etc. Alternatively, it could be used to just consume too.

 

The RPC is planned to have an ARM11 running at 700MHz at the core, 256MB SDRAM, USB 2.0, memory card port, camera, and general purpose I/O. The system will be offered, at first, running free open source software like Ubuntu and related packages. An external AC adapter will power the sub 1 watt board.

 

Just having something like this could inspire a lot of people to tinker, not just children. It seems, the more limited the system, the more used it becomes. Take the 8bit Arduino architecture, people routinely push the limits of the processor creating innovative results. The Raspberry Pi Computer might be the next big crazy. The foundation will be offering the computer sometime in the second half of 2011. For those who just want to use one, a program of "buy one, donate one" will be pushed. Everyone wins here.

 

(via Eavesdropper)


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  • Id say that the foundation still has the same goals ideals etc. Farnell (etv) and RS are having to make some money out of this. and yes they do pass some profit onto the Foundation but id say that where the charity stops.

     

    After all they where approached for the MAnafacturing and distribution scale the offer. Charity begins at home, so be charitable how you want and see fit, and hope that the shipping date ar not taken for charity and slip even further.

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  • Id say that the foundation still has the same goals ideals etc. Farnell (etv) and RS are having to make some money out of this. and yes they do pass some profit onto the Foundation but id say that where the charity stops.

     

    After all they where approached for the MAnafacturing and distribution scale the offer. Charity begins at home, so be charitable how you want and see fit, and hope that the shipping date ar not taken for charity and slip even further.

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