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Raspberry Pi Has Gone To Manufacturing

Posted by Soulskill on from the bake-until-golden-brown dept.

alecclews writes "After weeks of waiting, the Raspberry Pi foundation, who are creating a $25 computer to bootstrap computing education, has flipped the switch on manufacturing. They had wanted to build the board in the UK but it turns out to be uneconomic."

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  1. Re:Not vapourware! by PRMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Install DOSBox on your Raspberry Pi.

    2. Install Windows 95/98 in DOSBox. Windows 95 on DosBox guide.

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  2. Re:Worrying state of affairs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just from reading varying post's on Slashdot, I can assure you we cannot be on the same planet.
    welcome to MY reality.

  3. Re:Not vapourware! by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know, seriously. We need Windows on this. What will I do without 5 minute start-up times and without having to restart the thing twice per day??? My crochet work will seriously suffer. Also I am going to be pissed if I get one of these and I do not have 25 pieces of crap-ware I have to remove before the computer becomes usable. Those crap-ware cleanings are an integral part of my budhist training.

    And wait. What happens after I own it for a while? Will it slowly slow down and degrade until I have to buy a new one after a year? Or will it run just fine like I hear those "Lin-sux" computers do. Are you telling me I might be using the same computer for many years? What are we, savages?

  4. Re:Not vapourware! by oztiks · · Score: 3, Funny

    Err.... isn't the standard /. pun "yes but does it run linux?" now what? "yes but does it run windows?"

    For $25 and Linux focused I'm sure Android and Chrome will work just fine. As for OSX, are you talking about making a Hackintosh? please, Apple only supports its own handful of devices/vendors so much to infer your comment must be nothing more than a joke! If you said (f/o/n)BSD then perhaps you'd get my vote.

  5. Re:Not vapourware! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and no proper OS (Windows ...

    Did you just claim an OS that can't even eject a USB drive, a proper OS???
    Bahahaha!

    I think you misspelled 4chan and accidentally ended up on this website. You should reboot your computer to fix your bookmarks and try again.

  6. Re:Not vapourware! by froggymana · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Install DOSBox on your Raspberry Pi.

    2. Install Windows 95/98 in DOSBox. Windows 95 on DosBox guide.

    3. ?????

    4. PROFIT!

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  7. Re:Not vapourware! by Nethead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just what I need, Clippy asking if I need help setting up a BGP peer. :)

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