Subj : Re: New Pico2
To   : John Larkin
From : The Natural Philosopher
Date : Tue Aug 13 2024 18:56:57

XPost: sci.electronics.design

On 13/08/2024 16:55, John Larkin wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:05:24 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:43:38 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
>>
>>> The Pi designs struggle to save pennies and microwatts, which not all of
>>> us care about.
>>
>> There are products other than the Raspberry Pi available for those with
>> more money to thr^H^H^Hspend.
>
> I like the Pi for more reasons than the cost. The chips have long-term
> availability guarentees, the documentation is excellent, and there are
> zillions of kids out there who are familiar with the Pi culture.
>
> Even ignoring the 70 cent price, the RP2040 is an amazing part.
>
I agree. Being able to build a wifi connected mcrocontroller project for
under £10 including PCB and case is a win for me.

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"And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch".

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