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On 26/05/16 12:41, M. J. Everitt wrote:
On 26/05/16 12:29, lug@xxxxxx wrote:On Thu, 26 May 2016 11:20:14 +0100, Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:You need an ssd and a micro-usb to usb lead. Â15 is worst case - unless you want kimber cable USB!I think the RPF have made a mistake with pricing the Zero so cheaply. If you are short of supply pricing something very low just means you are giving away money to traders and speculators who buy the limited stock at Â5 and then sell it on ebay for Â15 or more with a few extras. They could have priced it at Â10-Â12 and still sold all the production they have made so far as it still would have been cheap compared to the regular Pi's. Just doesn't make sense to me. I think it might be quite a while before we see these regularly in-stock anywhere at Â5. KevinI've always believed that the killing for all the distributors is in the kits and accessory packs, which conveniently double+triple or worse the bare board price. Most of the 'bits' only cost a few quid, but despite the target of a low price 'computer' that the Pi Foundation were originally targeting, this quickly inflates. As a result I think it makes somewhat of a mockery of the foundation's aims, and along with the technical limitations, is why I have a lack of enthusiasm for the Pi as a platform, despite having due respect for the core aims and achievements that have been accomplished. I shall be interested to see how the Microbit platform evolves, and how successful the BBC are, at attempting to replicate their previous success with the BBC Micro platform. When I was a child, it inspired me to get to grips with programming in BBC BASIC, with the aid of 'Micro User' magazine articles and programs. Nobody of the modern era will have a clue what it felt like to write and save a multi-thousand line program, then check for syntax errors before running it. "Kids these days" .... :)
The Zero production is about to go up considerably I believe.As for the rip off add-ons I tend to agree but the best thing to do is to get kids to run Geda and NGspice and get them to use simulators! Has anyone seen a micro:bit in the wild yet? If it is successful the Whittingdale will try and kill it no doubt! If not it would make a great add on to a zero!
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