disciple wrote:Is that the right article? It starts off with :
US technology company Raspberry Pi’s creation
and goes on to say:
It contains a Linux processor,
Are you doubting Claire Connelys journalistic credentials? She clearly an industry leader. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he hadn't had some hand in designing the very Linux processor she's reporting on.
disciple wrote:Is that the right article? It starts off with :
US technology company Raspberry Pi’s creation
and goes on to say:
It contains a Linux processor,
Are you doubting Claire Connelys journalistic credentials? She clearly an industry leader. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he hadn't had some hand in designing the very Linux processor she's reporting on.
I added a comment to the original article saying :
1) It's a UK charity, not a US company
2) The RPI doesn't come with the bits described in the article
3) Linux isn't a processor, the cpu is OS agnostic.
Though I'm sure hundreds of other people did too, so I can't take *all* the credit! =p
Note: I ordered mine a couple of days ago, and my estimated delivery date is mid May. In other words, the wait is 2 months and it's possible that this will increase.
IronGiant wrote:
Note: I ordered mine a couple of days ago, and my estimated delivery date is mid May. In other words, the wait is 2 months and it's possible that this will increase.
i ordered mine before 8am on the launch day, and my (recently updated) estimated delivery is also mid-may right now
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IronGiant wrote:
Note: I ordered mine a couple of days ago, and my estimated delivery date is mid May. In other words, the wait is 2 months and it's possible that this will increase.
i ordered mine before 8am on the launch day, and my (recently updated) estimated delivery is also mid-may right now
Odd, my cousin ordered one later than that and got a text yesterday saying he'd get it on the 30th of April.
Because fucking marketing cunts would never call a spade anything other than a Deluxe Easi-Shift Earth Movement Solution.
Raspberry Pi Delivery Dates
Q: I got an email from Farnell element14 stating that my delivery date for the Raspberry Pi I ordered is now into May or June, is this correct?
A: Sorry! We updated the data in our system so that new customers placing their pre-order would be advised of the delivery date at the end of May or beginning of June. If you originally had an estimated delivery date in March or April, your delivery estimate is still as per the original communication.
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Components being replaced for cheaper parts on the sly by cheapest bidder Chinese electronics manufacturer, who'd have thought it.
I know one company that scrapped it's Chinese manufacturing after the budget of keeping QC up to UK standards (they make fire alarm systems) cancelled out any savings. It's OK if you massive orders like Apple and can dictate terms but smallish orders like these are a pain to keep on top of, doubly so if the manufacturer is sourcing the components.
For all the comparisons they like to draw with Acorn computers of yore, it occurs to me that the Raspberry Pi is much more like a Sinclair Research system: a clever design which utilises the minimum of components in creative ways; and nowhere to be seen even weeks after the supposed launch date.
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