Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:54:47 +0100 From: Charles Sibbald <casibbald@gmail.com> To: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Raspberry PI ARM Clone Message-ID: <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E4F5C48F-E105-4AE1-966B-9535F2C45E15@kientzle.com> References: <CAKYBmwD6QgZ%2BqUVeSTkSUtO7Rf=iNPXPehA_owjwsa7FUShv2A@mail.gmail.com> <E4F5C48F-E105-4AE1-966B-9535F2C45E15@kientzle.com>
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We are aiming at 60 x 90 or 60 x 100. We may ditch the Audio/RCA as both those could go out HDMI. Will find out about the gig Ethernet. Sent from my iPhone On 28 Apr 2012, at 20:35, Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> wrote: > On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Charles Sibbald wrote: >> >> I have had discussions with some friends about the possibility of a >> high spec 'clone' of the PI and this has brought us to the list at the >> bottom of the page. >> >> We have been in discussions with a PCB designer and expect we can >> produce this with a retail price of under US$100. >> >> Does anyone have any comments on this idea, what would be the interest >> in such a spec board? > > I know a few folks who have been eyeing RPi, Beagle's, etc, > to use as general-purpose micro-servers: File servers, > email, web, etc. > > Your proposal works well in some respects: > * fast CPU > * plenty of memory > * USB 3 for external drives > > But no GigE. :-( A single GigE port would be much more > valuable than 2 x 10/100 ports. > > Things I could do without (if you're trying to figure > out how to cut cost): > * Bluetooth > * RCA video > * 512M memory instead of 1024M > * GSM/GPRS > * Audio > > Q: Are you looking at a single-cable dev setup > like the BeagleBone? It is awfully convenient. > > Any thoughts on the likely form factor? > > Tim >
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