Raspberry Pi

[rtalcott]

I agree...the GPIO is nice and it's easier to use than a microcontroller...and once I get my cubie I'll dedicate the Pi to playing with the GPIO...

[rtalcott]

Cubie arrived today....boots up Android and runs well...next task is to get an Ubuntu image to boot.

[aspergerian]

recent article:

A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers
By JOHN BIGGS

Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now. Almost one million of these $35 machines have shipped since last February, capturing the imaginations of educators, hobbyists and tinkerers around the world....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/te...ers-dream.html

[rnerwein]

a questions here....

i assume you added external USB drives to it? If so how do you handle power supply for the USB drives? I mean can the Pi handle 2 USB drives on it? as i know newer external USB hard drives don't have separate power supply. or am i wrong?

hi
for me is a SD-Card with 32 GB ok. but i'll try to connect an external usb-disk. give me some time. i start with that "beautiful" toy 4 days ago.
have a nice day
cheers

[rtalcott]

Ubuntu running on the cubie...it's a nice low power gui for light tasks...much more responsive than the pi...