Anyone on the list actually signed up to do the MIT 6.002x course?On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:14 PM, hacman@googlegroups.com wrote:
Today’s Topic Summary
Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hacman/topics
- rasp pi finally showing up? <#135c9e419108029d_group_thread_0> [12
Updates]- Meeting tonight <#135c9e419108029d_group_thread_1> [2 Updates]
rasp pi finally showing up?http://groups.google.com/group/hacman/t/b8ac644788b5f81a
Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net Feb 29 06:21AM
Theoretically, preorders are now available through farnell and RS…
but both farnell and RS have fallen over screaming.I’m going back to bed.
Barry Carter barry.carter@gmail.com Feb 29 06:23AM
Snap.
RS have screwed up according to the twitter feed.
Both sites are melting right now.
ll featured servo upgradeAlexander Lang alexanderlang1980@googlemail.com Feb 29 09:20AM
I’m not surprised…I’m actually quite glad I didn’t bother! I can’t
believe they have managed to get the Rasberry PI so popular!I’ll get one once the fever dies down…good thing I don’t need to
order anything from RS or Farnell for work today!!Alex
Alan Burlison alan.burlison@gmail.com Feb 29 10:07AM
On 29/02/2012 09:20, Alexander Lang wrote:
believe they have managed to get the Rasberry PI so popular!
I’ll get one once the fever dies down…good thing I don’t need to
order anything from RS or Farnell for work today!!According to the BBC the Rasperry Pi load has taken both sites down.
–
Alan BurlisonBen Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com Feb 29 10:35AM
On 02/29/2012 10:07 AM, Alan Burlison wrote:
I’ll get one once the fever dies down…good thing I don’t need to
order anything from RS or Farnell for work today!!According to the BBC the Rasperry Pi load has taken both sites down.
Which is really annoying, as I wanted something that isn’t a silly
piece of PCB.–
Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com http://www.fluff.org/ben/Alan Burlison alan.burlison@gmail.com Feb 29 10:47AM
On 29/02/2012 10:35, Ben Dooks wrote:
According to the BBC the Rasperry Pi load has taken both sites down.
Which is really annoying, as I wanted something that isn’t a silly
piece of PCB.Looks like they are both back now. Seemingly all 10k that were
available have sold out already.I think they are a nice board but I’m not really sure what I’d use one
for - they lack the power to run really ‘interesting’ software and
they
lack the connectivity of an Arduino.–
Alan BurlisonJon Spriggs jon@sprig.gs Feb 29 10:49AM
I think they are a nice board but I’m not really sure what I’d use
one for -
they lack the power to run really ‘interesting’ software and they
lack the
connectivity of an Arduino.According to this month’s Linux Format, there’s an expansion board
(offhand, I think, called a Gumboboard) for these which will give the
Pi the expansion features and general functionality of an Arduino…Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs
Ian Norton i.d.norton@gmail.com Feb 29 11:10AM
According to this month’s Linux Format, there’s an expansion board
(offhand, I think, called a Gumboboard) for these which will give the
Pi the expansion features and general functionality of an Arduino…Am I the only one thinking that if you want the features and general
functionality of an Arduino, that maybe you should get an Arduino?!Ian.
Ian Norton
Co-Leader North West England Perl Mongers (
http://northwestengland.pm.org/)Alan Burlison alan.burlison@gmail.com Feb 29 11:13AM
On 29/02/2012 11:10, Ian Norton wrote:
Am I the only one thinking that if you want the features and general
functionality of an Arduino, that maybe you should get an Arduino?!No
–
Alan BurlisonBob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net Feb 29 11:16AM
I’m planning on using one for the project a sketch, plug the two
quadrature encoders and the accelerometer into a minimus, and use a
hdmi to vga adaptor for the projector. Will mean a lot less stuff to
carry around, and since its a single function pc, a lot less setup
time at the other end!Alan Burlison alan.burlison@gmail.com Feb 29 11:17AM
On 29/02/2012 11:16, Bob Clough wrote:
hdmi to vga adaptor for the projector. Will mean a lot less stuff to
carry around, and since its a single function pc, a lot less setup
time at the other end!What software is currently used to drive the projector?
–
Alan BurlisonAlexander Lang alexanderlang1980@googlemail.com Feb 29 12:19PM
I like the plan of using it for the project a sketch…Good
plan…Correct me if I’m wrong but the way the project a sketch works
is to read the position of the encoders and draw lines on the screen
using processing and to clear to the display if the accelerometer is
actuated…thats it! By using the R’ PI you can program the display
section more cleverly preventing people from sending the cursor off
screen never to be seen again…and have it store pictures etc.Alex
Meeting tonighthttp://groups.google.com/group/hacman/t/dc18bfbc8d0365c0
Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com Feb 29 11:37AM
Is it going to be Common again? are people considering eating
there and what sort of time are people there from?–
Ben Dooks bjdooks@googlemail.com http://www.fluff.org/ben/Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net Feb 29 11:50AM
Yes, its at common, i’m planning on eating there, i’ll be arriving
about 6.30 - 7pm ishYou received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group
hacman.
You can post via email hacman@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send hacman+unsubscribe@googlegroups.coman empty message.
For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/hacman/topicsthis group.–
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"HAC:Manchester" group.
To post to this group, send an email to hacman@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
hacman+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/hacman?hl=en-GB.
