Raspberry Pi computer launched

[LINK289]

Anyone know if it can run OnLive? I would definatelly get one if it can.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Anyone know if it can run OnLive? I would definatelly get one if it can.

Onlive requires Windows/Mac, this runs on a modified Fedora system.

 

[Deleted User]

This could become an ultraportable PC! Just attach a couple quid for a mobile screen, a cheapo portakeyboard and there's a full PC!

 

[pyromaniac123]

This could become an ultraportable PC! Just attach a couple quid for a mobile screen, a cheapo portakeyboard and there's a full PC!

You forgot the mouse and the sd card.

 

[Satangel]

Never even heard of this, but the price is amazing! Really tempting to buy one, but I'm pretty sure I would just let it gather dust. Amazing work + price though!

 

[DiscostewSM]

Anyone know if it can run OnLive? I would definatelly get one if it can.

Onlive requires Windows/Mac, this runs on a modified Fedora system.

Actually, along with those, it includes Android smartphones/tablets, the iPad, and was even demonstrated with the iPhone. It'll also be applied to select internet-connected TVs and media players. There is the possibility. It all depends on if the people managing the Onlive service find profit in it.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Anyone know if it can run OnLive? I would definatelly get one if it can.

Onlive requires Windows/Mac, this runs on a modified Fedora system.

Actually, along with those, it includes Android smartphones/tablets, the iPad, and was even demonstrated with the iPhone. It'll also be applied to select internet-connected TVs and media players. There is the possibility. It all depends on if the people managing the Onlive service find profit in it.

Well of course, but on Android/iOS the game list is a bit limited. But my point still stands.

 

[SifJar]

Awe man thats so awesome. Are these like debugging boards too? Like can you program specially for them and make i do special stuff?

You can write stuff specifically for the RaspberryPi, yes. I don't know if there's an SDK or whatever yet, but I'd imagine there will be if there is not already. It boots from the SD card, so it should be easy to load a custom OS on it. You can also be sure that at this price, there will probably be high interest in it, at least for a while. So developers/hackers will probably be releasing stuff for it for a while.

 

[LINK289]

Anyone know if it can run OnLive? I would definatelly get one if it can.

Onlive requires Windows/Mac, this runs on a modified Fedora system.

Actually, along with those, it includes Android smartphones/tablets, the iPad, and was even demonstrated with the iPhone. It'll also be applied to select internet-connected TVs and media players. There is the possibility. It all depends on if the people managing the Onlive service find profit in it.

Well of course, but on Android/iOS the game list is a bit limited. But my point still stands.

Yeah, I wasnt sure if it ran on Linux. It would be pretty awesome to be able to play Deus ex, or Batman on a $35 device xD

 

[DiscostewSM]

Well of course, but on Android/iOS the game list is a bit limited. But my point still stands.

Yeah. Would be nice though if Onlive could be on it, but then again, it would compete with Onlive's own stand-alone hardware, so it does seem less possible.

 

[notmeanymore]

This is quite interesting, reminds me of a similar project, but I can't recall it right now... that said, such a build causes unpleasant implications.

While the board itself is small, it still requires a monitor and some sort of input devices to be connected. If you truly wanted to turn this into a light-weigh portable PC, you're in for some fancy soldering as it is and you'll likely block some of the ports in the process. I didn't pay attention too much, but I don't think that the board had solder points on the PCB that could be used for such a mod so that the ports are intact, did it?

It's definatelly a novelty item... but a Desktop computer, no matter how small, is not something you walk around with often. There should be a clear way to implement an LCD screen and a mini-keyboard into this setup, that'd fix all the issues I see with it.

Novelty? Hardly. This is a computer world, and making computers far more affordable for everyone is very much for the greater good. Or it could just be a way for (pre)teens to have cheap access to porn. Whatever.

 

[Foxi4]

This is quite interesting, reminds me of a similar project, but I can't recall it right now... that said, such a build causes unpleasant implications.

While the board itself is small, it still requires a monitor and some sort of input devices to be connected. If you truly wanted to turn this into a light-weigh portable PC, you're in for some fancy soldering as it is and you'll likely block some of the ports in the process. I didn't pay attention too much, but I don't think that the board had solder points on the PCB that could be used for such a mod so that the ports are intact, did it?

It's definatelly a novelty item... but a Desktop computer, no matter how small, is not something you walk around with often. There should be a clear way to implement an LCD screen and a mini-keyboard into this setup, that'd fix all the issues I see with it.

Novelty? Hardly. This is a computer world, and making computers far more affordable for everyone is very much for the greater good. Or it could just be a way for (pre)teens to have cheap access to porn. Whatever.

I'm still amazed that it manages to playback HD video with no stuttering while it plays Quake ]I[ Arena at 10-20 FPS lol, not quite sure how that works.

 

[notmeanymore]

This is quite interesting, reminds me of a similar project, but I can't recall it right now... that said, such a build causes unpleasant implications.

While the board itself is small, it still requires a monitor and some sort of input devices to be connected. If you truly wanted to turn this into a light-weigh portable PC, you're in for some fancy soldering as it is and you'll likely block some of the ports in the process. I didn't pay attention too much, but I don't think that the board had solder points on the PCB that could be used for such a mod so that the ports are intact, did it?

It's definatelly a novelty item... but a Desktop computer, no matter how small, is not something you walk around with often. There should be a clear way to implement an LCD screen and a mini-keyboard into this setup, that'd fix all the issues I see with it.

Novelty? Hardly. This is a computer world, and making computers far more affordable for everyone is very much for the greater good. Or it could just be a way for (pre)teens to have cheap access to porn. Whatever.

I'm still amazed that it manages to playback HD video with no stuttering while it plays Quake ]I[ Arena at 10-20 FPS lol, not quite sure how that works.

Quake 3 probably uses more CPU.

 

[J-Machine]

I really want to get one ASAP to test it out as a cheap way to give those with special needs personal computers (mainly communicative via online applications and learning software that can connect to a television.) but until the shipping costs get more under control I'll just have to see what others are doing.

Who am I kidding... I'll cave the second I find out they are meeting current demand.

 

[DiscostewSM]

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any interest in this.

 

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

This is quite interesting, reminds me of a similar project, but I can't recall it right now... that said, such a build causes unpleasant implications.

While the board itself is small, it still requires a monitor and some sort of input devices to be connected. If you truly wanted to turn this into a light-weigh portable PC, you're in for some fancy soldering as it is and you'll likely block some of the ports in the process. I didn't pay attention too much, but I don't think that the board had solder points on the PCB that could be used for such a mod so that the ports are intact, did it?

It's definatelly a novelty item... but a Desktop computer, no matter how small, is not something you walk around with often. There should be a clear way to implement an LCD screen and a mini-keyboard into this setup, that'd fix all the issues I see with it.

You mean the XO?

 

[Gahars]

The first post mentioned educational programs they're working on, which I think is a great idea. With such inexpensive hardware, it will be a lot easier to get this in the hands of people who wouldn't be able to afford a computer otherwise (once production increases, of course). There's really a lot of potential for this machine...

 

[BlueStar]

Can imagine demo groups being very interested in this, like the aspects of the demo scene where it's all about pushing a limited piece of hardware to its absolute limits. Plus, like I say, when it was all RM Nimbuses in my school we'd use them like computers - looking at code, learning how to interact with the machine on its most basic level. Used to make programs in BBC Basic and RM Basic, but just as I was getting into it Windows 3.1 and then 95 hit and 'computer classes' were all just about how to use Word, how to use MS Publisher etc. You might learn a bit of html, but the architecture of modern machines is so complex and varied it didn't really feel like 'computing' in the sense I'd known it before and I never really continued down that route of spending my luchbreak playing with lines of code to see what they did, which I'm pretty sad about.

 

[pyromaniac123]

Can imagine demo groups being very interested in this, like the aspects of the demo scene where it's all about pushing a limited piece of hardware to its absolute limits. Plus, like I say, when it was all RM Nimbuses in my school we'd use them like computers - looking at code, learning how to interact with the machine on its most basic level. Used to make programs in BBC Basic and RM Basic, but just as I was getting into it Windows 3.1 and then 95 hit and 'computer classes' were all just about how to use Word, how to use MS Publisher etc. You might learn a bit of html, but the architecture of modern machines is so complex and varied it didn't really feel like 'computing' in the sense I'd known it before and I never really continued down that route of spending my luchbreak playing with lines of code to see what they did, which I'm pretty sad about.

I.T classes nowadays are still just about how to use word, publisher and now excel. I.T classes would of been bloody boring if the teacher didn't let my class play on games when we got bored.

 

[Jetowa]

I'd like to see the Pi implemented in a resource that takes advantage of cloud computing. I can see how a tiny cheap computer like this could revolutionize how we view portable devices. Just imagine a good battery, wireless interface, and i/o (possibly just a small touch screen) attached to this and the ability to run the most gpu intensive software, remotely!