The Poojer Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I am not that technical, but it sounds like it would be pretty simple to build yourself a nice little system for your house for very little money. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I'm more familiar with cherry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I'm a pecan guy myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I am not that technical, but it sounds like it would be pretty simple to build yourself a nice little system for your house for very little money. Thoughts? Yes. If you're not that technical, it's probably not for you. There's a learning curve - it's really less an operational computer than an educational device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 i don't mind learning. I am thinking about just setting up as kind of a media center, music, streaming video services etc, in reading about it i absolutely understand the concept of it, plus i have 3 progeny that could use a bit of educational tech learning Yes. If you're not that technical, it's probably not for you. There's a learning curve - it's really less an operational computer than an educational device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 i don't mind learning. I am thinking about just setting up as kind of a media center, music, streaming video services etc, in reading about it i absolutely understand the concept of it, plus i have 3 progeny that could use a bit of educational tech learning Raspberry Pi doesn't pack enough CPU or memory to handle all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Media center up and running in < 1 hr: http://lifehacker.com/5929913/build-a-xbmc-media-center-with-a-35-raspberry-pi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 the Pi 2 B+ seems to, or whatever the new model is...quad core 1GB split between CPU and GPU Raspberry Pi doesn't pack enough CPU or memory to handle all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I'm more familiar with cherry! I'm a pecan guy myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 For comparison purposes here is a pic of a 5-megabyte hard drive shipped by IBM in 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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