[Cialug] Raspberry Pi Question

[Anthony Jeffries]

I've thought of getting one just to play music. With the limited power
we have here, I can't always justify having a regular PC or laptop on
for 8 hours a day...

Being up in the mountains does have its drawbacks.

On 5/8/12 8:56 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> According to their FAQ: http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
>
> That is, graphics capabilities are roughly equivalent to Xbox 1 level of
>> performance. Overall real world performance is something like a 300MHz
>> Pentium 2, only with much, much swankier graphics.
>
> So real world use cases are where you need something cheap, with very low
> cpu power but the power of a full-blown Linux and a decent video decoder
> are helpful.
>
> Honestly, I can't think of anything either.
>
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Stuart Thiessen <thiessenstuart at aol.com>wrote:
>
>> What are some practical ways that this device could be used by the average
>> person? I know it can be a good educational computer and help students
>> learn computing, etc. But outside of that, how might the average person
>> find it useful for their purposes? Just thought you guys might help me
>> understand its abilities and its limitations. :)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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