Monthly Archives: April 2013

University of Cambridge Computer Lab 75th anniversary

We’re celebrating today: it’s the 75th anniversary of the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory. From its beginnings in 1938 as the Mathematical Laboratory, it’s provided the foundations for much of our computing history; Raspberry Pi is only one of hundreds of successful business set up by academics and alumni, and we’re very proud to be associated with the Lab. The old Mathematical Lab, on the New Museums Site in the centre of Cambridge The University of Cambridge Computer Lab today: the William Gates Building.

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Digi-Key and Mouser accepting orders for Raspberry Pi rival – ElectronicsWeekly.com

Digi-Key and Mouser accepting orders for Raspberry Pi rival ElectronicsWeekly.com Distributors Digi-Key and Mouser are taking orders for “ Raspberry Pi competitor” the BeagleBone Black $45 computer based around a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor.

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$45 BeagleBone Black is a more powerful Raspberry Pi alternative – Digital Trends

Digital Trends $45 BeagleBone Black is a more powerful Raspberry Pi alternative Digital Trends The mini-computer market just got a bit more crowded today.

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BeagleBone Black looks to dethrone the Raspberry Pi – bit-tech.net

bit-tech.net BeagleBone Black looks to dethrone the Raspberry Pi bit-tech.net When the Raspberry Pi launched to great fanfare, however, users started to question the cost of the BeagleBone: while it offers sigificantly improved performance over the older processor offered by the Pi, it costs more than twice as much at £76 and … $45 BeagleBone Black is a more powerful Raspberry Pi alternative Digital Trends Board maker's $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price Techworld.com BeagleBone Black aims to compete with Raspberry Pi The H TweakTown

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TI introduces $45 rival to Raspberry Pi development platform – ITProPortal

ITProPortal TI introduces $45 rival to Raspberry Pi development platform ITProPortal TI announced the launch of the BeagleBone Black, a development board that is being hailed as a truly flexible open hardware and software development platform, one that costs only $45 (around £28), which pits it against the likes of the popular …

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Texas Instruments takes aim at Raspberry Pi with the new Beagle Bone Black – TweakTown

TweakTown Texas Instruments takes aim at Raspberry Pi with the new Beagle Bone Black TweakTown Much like the Arduino frenzy of a few years ago, everyone is attempting to cash in on the Raspberry Pi's success. This morning I was tipped off by a friend (thanks Chris!) about a new single board ARM based mini PC being released by BeagleBoard.org.

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In pictures: How Cambridge Computer Lab changed the world – BBC News

BBC News In pictures: How Cambridge Computer Lab changed the world BBC News The successful prototype was built within a week. Raspberry Pi , copyright University of Cambridge The latest success to come from the Computer Lab is a cheap microcomputer designed to teach children about programming

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BeagleBone Black: Raspberry Pi and Arduino on a single board, for just $45 – ExtremeTech

ExtremeTech BeagleBone Black: Raspberry Pi and Arduino on a single board, for just $45 ExtremeTech The BeagleBone Black is open-source hardware that combines the capabilities of an Arduino microcontroller and a Raspberry Pi into a single board. It features a single-core Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor clocked at 1GHz, 512MB of DDR3 RAM, …

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Board maker’s $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price – Computerworld

Board maker's $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price Computerworld The $45 BeagleBoard Black has no casing and comes in the form of a motherboard with key connectors and components, just like the Raspberry Pi . The board is about half the price of its predecessor, which was $89 when it was launched in November 2011.

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Board maker’s $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price – Network World

Board maker's $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price Network World The $45 BeagleBoard Black has no casing and comes in the form of a motherboard with key connectors and components, just like the Raspberry Pi .

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