Pine 64 for just $15 (Raspberry Pi Alternative)

jrt_ms1995

jrt_ms1995

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Chuckt said:
PINE A64 is the world's first 64-bit expandable Quad Core 1.2Ghz supercomputer, tablet, media center, and more... starting at just $15.

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-bit-single-board-super-comput?ref=nav_search

This project is already funded and has 44 days to go...

The PineA64 Is A $15 High-Performance Raspberry Pi Alternative

http://www.dbtechno.com/science/2015/12/09/pine64-mini-pc-launches-for-just-15/

I like the $89 dollar pledge option.
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I wish them luck, but the new Raspberry Pi Zero is only $5. Not quite the same as far as specs, though.
 
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Chuckt

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jrt_ms1995 said:
I wish them luck, but the new Raspberry Pi Zero is only $5. Not quite the same as far as specs, though.
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I was looking for a video generator for older or what some may consider "obsolete" chips and my response from those who know more about electronics than me is that the Raspberry Pi lacks enough General Purpose Input Output pins to do anything useful.
 
jrt_ms1995

jrt_ms1995

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Chuckt said:
I was looking for a video generator for older or what some may consider "obsolete" chips and my response from those who know more about electronics than me is that the Raspberry Pi lacks enough General Purpose Input Output pins to do anything useful.
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Know nothing about that topic, and I haven't tried to use GPIO for anything but play, but 40 pins isn't enough?

BTW, if you can find the new issue of "The MagPi" in a magazine rack (in Barnes & Noble soon), each supposedly comes with an included Pi Zero.
 
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Chuckt

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jrt_ms1995 said:
Know nothing about that topic, and I haven't tried to use GPIO for anything but play, but 40 pins isn't enough?

BTW, if you can find the new issue of "The MagPi" in a magazine rack (in Barnes & Noble soon), each supposedly comes with an included Pi Zero.
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I'm not sure all of the GPIO pins are "open". The original Raspberry Pi had 8 pins.

There was an excellent write up using comparison of the Raspberry Pi and the Pine on Tom's Hardware and I found this:

The 64-Bit Issue

As the Raspberry Pi was designed primarily as an educational device for students to learn computer programming, it stands to lose the most in this market. This is because the mobile market is transitioning to 64-bit hardware and software, and 64-bit programming for Android- and ARM-based devices should grow considerably over the next few years. All current Raspberry Pi devices feature 32-bit support and lack the ability to process 64-bit software, preventing students from developing these types of programs.
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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/pine-a64-mini-pc,30724.html

Based on that, the Raspberry Pi is going to be obsolete and should lose out if it doesn't get new hardware.
 
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dgates80

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Is it binary compatible with RPi software, or is it a recompile excersize? I'm running a PiAware setup to track aircraft and I am running out of CPU pretty often, I could use something with a tad more horsepower....
 
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