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 Message-ID: <F4A8ED1E-F495-4E26-89A8-C5DE0377DC5E@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com> References: <CAKYBmwD6QgZ%2BqUVeSTkSUtO7Rf=iNPXPehA_owjwsa7FUShv2A@mail.gmail.com> <E4F5C48F-E105-4AE1-966B-9535F2C45E15@kientzle.com> <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com>
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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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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