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Date:      Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:20:44 +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
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Ok will pass that info on dimensions.

What is the radius of the curved edges on the altoids tin?

Sent from my iPhone

On 28 Apr 2012, at 22:28, Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> wrote:

> Of course, 90x55 with rounded corners would fit in an Altoids tin. ;-)
> 
> 
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Charles Sibbald wrote:
> 
>> 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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