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echo: rberrypi
to: JAMIE KAHN GENET
from: ANOTHER DAVE
date: 2017-07-18 12:09:00
subject: Re: Dreaming of the next

On 18/07/17 03:03, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> 8 Core? A bump upwards for the RAM? SATA?
>
> I'm thinking with a few more cores even at the same spec, and another
> couple GBs of RAM, I could truly replace most of my desktop computer
> needs with such a Pi. SATA for bonus points, but I can live with only
> USB HDs. Right now if I launch Chromium, for example, open a bunch of
> tabs, I quickly get into trouble with slowness, and crashing.
>
> Maybe as a Pi Pro adjunct to the current Pi? Still cheap and as moddable
> as can be, but maybe $20 more for the above?
>
> Perhaps three lines of Pi computers: Current Zero for minimal computing
> power needs, standard Pi (current Pi 3) that's great for almost any
> project needing a wee bit more power, and a Pi Pro for the cheapest
> possible fully useful desktop that still has all the rest of what makes
> Pis so fun and useful.
>
Not strictly next Pi but open source the various blobs so I, or somebody
else, can port Minix. At the moment the Beaglebone is regarded as more
open source :(

Another Dave
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