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Raspberry Pi: computing for pocket change -- $5 computer unleashes a storm of creative computing
CBC News ^ | 01/04/2016 | By Greg Rasmussen, CBC News

Posted on 01/04/2016 12:36:43 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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41 posted on 01/05/2016 3:44:37 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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Where can I buy it for $5?
42 posted on 01/05/2016 6:37:28 AM PST by GregB (Palin/Trump....Trump/Palin sound great!!)
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Thank you, S&F!


43 posted on 01/05/2016 7:38:12 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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RE: Where can I buy it for $5?

See here:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

Here’s the key paragraph in the article:

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Today, I’m pleased to be able to announce the immediate availability of Raspberry Pi Zero, made in Wales and priced at just $5. Zero is a full-fledged member of the Raspberry Pi family, featuring:

A Broadcom BCM2835 application processor
1GHz ARM11 core (40% faster than Raspberry Pi 1)
512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM
A micro-SD card slot
A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output
Micro-USB sockets for data and power
An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header
Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B
An unpopulated composite video header
Our smallest ever form factor, at 65mm x 30mm x 5mm

Raspberry Pi Zero runs Raspbian and all your favourite applications, including Scratch, Minecraft and Sonic Pi.

It is available today in the UK from our friends at The Pi Hut and Pimoroni, and in the US from Adafruit and in-store at your local branch of Micro Center.

We’ve built several tens of thousands of units so far, and are building more, but we expect demand to outstrip supply for the next little while.

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Have a look at these sites:

https://www.adafruit.com/pizero

And of course, Microcenter has lots of branches in the USA:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/457746/Raspberry_Pi_Zero

Happy Computing!!


44 posted on 01/05/2016 7:55:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank you!


45 posted on 01/05/2016 9:29:30 AM PST by GregB (Palin/Trump....Trump/Palin sound great!!)
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