Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:28:06 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> To: Charles Sibbald <casibbald@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Raspberry PI ARM Clone Message-ID: <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com> In-Reply-To: <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> References: <CAKYBmwD6QgZ%2BqUVeSTkSUtO7Rf=iNPXPehA_owjwsa7FUShv2A@mail.gmail.com> <E4F5C48F-E105-4AE1-966B-9535F2C45E15@kientzle.com> <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com>
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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 >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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