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I suggest this thread as a general catch-all for 'things that are happening' re RP. Feel free if you must to produce various semirandom threads on the subject, as has been happening. I suggest that this subject line be used for at least somewhat technical aspects. _____________ 1. "Raspberry Pi goes to the movies" Somewhat light weight discussion of use as a media centre, what developments are taking place and wha can be done so far. http://www.designspark.com/content/raspberry-pi-goes-movies?cm_mmc=-email-_-other-_-%20-080512-raspberry_pi_weeklyupdate7-_-0 2. RS today advised that they are inviting the next 4000 people on their list into their online store to place orders. An invitation did not accompany the advice in my case. Russell

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:02 PM, RussellMc <spam_OUTapptechnzTakeThisOuTgmail.com> wrote: > 2. RS today advised that they are inviting the next 4000 people on > their list into their online store to place orders. An invitation did > not accompany the advice in my case. I do finally have an invite - that's from a position of only discovering RaspberryPi on the launch date from messages on this list, and putting in an expression of interest at 10am GMT. Now just need to decide what other bits I should get with it. Anybody else in the process of placing a firm order or already got one? Chri

Yes, I also got my invite today. I already have most of the additional bits they list but I did select the 4Gig SD card (The one with the pre installed OS was out of stock unfortunately) and an HDMI cable. They said will ship in about 3 weeks, not sure if I then have to add the 6 weeks shipping to Africa to that, but at least I should have a Pi before Christmas:) Cheers Chris (the other one) On 18 May 2012 22:31, Chris McSweeny <.....cpmcsweenyKILLspam@spam@gmail.com> wrote: {Quote hidden}> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:02 PM, RussellMc <apptechnzKILLspamgmail.com> wrote: >> 2. RS today advised that they are inviting the next 4000 people on >> their list into their online store to place orders. An invitation did >> not accompany the advice in my case. > > I do finally have an invite - that's from a position of only > discovering RaspberryPi on the launch date from messages on this list, > and putting in an expression of interest at 10am GMT. Now just need to > decide what other bits I should get with it. Anybody else in the > process of placing a firm order or already got one? > > Chris >

On Fri, 18 May 2012 21:31:20 +0100, Chris McSweeny wrote: :: Anybody else in the :: process of placing a firm order or already got one? I've had mine for a couple of weeks now. Apart from a minor problem with the power from the USB hub I purchased combined with keyboard current draw, my main problem is my lack of comfort in Linux. Colin -- cdb, .....colinKILLspam.....btech-online.co.uk on 19/05/2012 Web presence: http://www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: http://www.justhost.com.au This email is to be considered private if addressed to a named individual or Personnel Department, and public if addressed to a blog, forum or news article.

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Chris Roper <EraseMEcaroperspam_OUTTakeThisOuTgmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I also got my invite today. > > I already have most of the additional bits they list but I did select > the 4Gig SD card (The one with the pre installed OS was out of stock > unfortunately) and an HDMI cable. Do you know if you go into the RS store using your code whether you can leave and then go back again so long as you haven't actually bought a RPi? Interested to go and see what they have on offer as accessories, but not if it means I have to place my order there and then or lose my chance. Thanks, Chri

I don't think so. I just tried to go back in with my code to generate the list for you but it reports "Invalid Code". It is obviously a use once code. >From memory the options were: A choice of wall-wart supply's. USB Cable FTDI Cable - £3.39 AVI Cable 4GB Flash Card - £6.49 I added prices where I know them so you can decide if its worth it. That is all I can recall, hopefully others will add to that list. Cheers Chris On 19 May 2012 02:51, Chris McSweeny <cpmcsweenyspam_OUTgmail.com> wrote: {Quote hidden}> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Chris Roper <@spam@caroperKILLspamgmail.com> wrote: >> Yes, I also got my invite today. >> >> I already have most of the additional bits they list but I did select >> the 4Gig SD card (The one with the pre installed OS was out of stock >> unfortunately) and an HDMI cable. > > Do you know if you go into the RS store using your code whether you > can leave and then go back again so long as you haven't actually > bought a RPi? Interested to go and see what they have on offer as > accessories, but not if it means I have to place my order there and > then or lose my chance. > > Thanks, > > Chris >

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Chris Roper <KILLspamcaroperKILLspamgmail.com> wrote: > I don't think so. > I just tried to go back in with my code to generate the list for you > but it reports "Invalid Code". > It is obviously a use once code. Ah - but you've ordered one, so I'd expect it not to work any more. Was wondering if it worked more than once before you placed an order. Thanks for the help anyway - that's pretty much the info I was after. Chri

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Chris McSweeny <RemoveMEcpmcsweenyTakeThisOuTgmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Chris Roper <spamBeGonecaroperspamBeGonegmail.com> wrote: >> I don't think so. >> I just tried to go back in with my code to generate the list for you >> but it reports "Invalid Code". >> It is obviously a use once code. > > Ah - but you've ordered one, so I'd expect it not to work any more. > Was wondering if it worked more than once before you placed an order. > Thanks for the help anyway - that's pretty much the info I was after. The answer for anybody else interested is that you can go back in, but you have to wait a while for the basket to clear if you've added a RPi. I just tried this as my order process timed out and I got kicked out! Was just checking all the accessories they offered, but I do actually have everything I need (except for a USB keyboard and an HDMI/DVI cable, but those weren't on the list), and anyway the prices are standard RS which aren't that great compared to elsewhere for stuff like this. Clearly I should have got myself in gear earlier, as they're now quoting me 4 weeks to deliver - hadn't quite realised that it would make a difference if I ordered on a Saturday rather than Friday evening, when in theory I have a board reserved for me! Chri

Has anybody here ordered from RS and got a RPi delivered? Just wondering as I got an email to notify me that mine was being dispatched on Monday, yet the tracking still shows as Parcels advised: 1 Parcels collected: 0 - ie RS have set up a ParcelForce delivery for it, but haven't actually given the RPi to PF for delivery. Is it normal to be in this state for several days, or is it worth contacting RS to ask what's going on? It seems strange to give me notification of a pending delivery like this when there's no sign of them actually dispatching. Thanks, Chri

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Chris McSweeny <TakeThisOuTcpmcsweenyEraseMEspam_OUTgmail.com> wrote: > Has anybody here ordered from RS and got a RPi delivered? Just > wondering as I got an email to notify me that mine was being > dispatched on Monday, yet the tracking still shows as Parcels advised: > 1 Parcels collected: 0 - ie RS have set up a ParcelForce delivery for > it, but haven't actually given the RPi to PF for delivery. Is it > normal to be in this state for several days, or is it worth contacting > RS to ask what's going on? It seems strange to give me notification of > a pending delivery like this when there's no sign of them actually > dispatching. ....especially when the delivery method is Express24 - nothing express about the dispatch method

I got my notice on on Friday and it was in my hands in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday morning. June 08, 2012 12:05 Birmingham - UK Shipment picked up June 08, 2012 12:33 Birmingham - UK Processed at Birmingham - UK June 08, 2012 19:40 Birmingham - UK Departed from DHL facility in Birmingham - UK June 08, 2012 20:49 East Midlands - UK Arrived at DHL facility in East Midlands - UK June 08, 2012 21:23 East Midlands - UK Processed at East Midlands - UK June 08, 2012 22:12 East Midlands - UK Departed from DHL facility in East Midlands - UK June 09, 2012 00:49 London-Heathrow - UK Arrived at DHL facility in London-Heathrow - UK June 09, 2012 05:07 London-Heathrow - UK Processed at London-Heathrow - UK June 09, 2012 05:13 London-Heathrow - UK Departed from DHL facility in London-Heathrow - UK June 09, 2012 06:01 London-Heathrow - UK Arrived at DHL facility in London-Heathrow - UK June 09, 2012 10:16 London-Heathrow - UK Processed at London-Heathrow - UK June 09, 2012 18:43 London-Heathrow - UK Departed from DHL facility in London-Heathrow - UK June 10, 2012 12:53 Cape Town - South Africa Arrived at DHL facility in Cape Town - South Africa June 10, 2012 13:24 Cape Town - South Africa Clearance processing complete at Cape Town - South Africa June 10, 2012 13:32 Cape Town - South Africa Processed at Cape Town - South Africa June 10, 2012 17:41 Cape Town - South Africa Processed at Cape Town - South Africa June 10, 2012 17:41 Cape Town - South Africa Departed from DHL facility in Cape Town - South Africa June 10, 2012 18:08 Cape Town - South Africa Arrived at DHL facility June 11, 2012 07:35 Cape Town - South Africa With delivery courier June 11, 2012 10:50 Cape Town - South Africa Shipment delivere

On 14/6/2012 2:21 PM, Chris McSweeny wrote: > Has anybody here ordered from RS and got a RPi delivered? A student of mine showed it to me yesterday. man, it is small! -- Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: http://www.voti.nl/hvu C++ on uC blog: http://www.voti.nl/erblog

>Chris Roper > >I got my notice on on Friday and it was in my hands in Cape Town, >South Africa on Tuesday morning. > >June 08, 2012 > Birmingham - UK Shipment picked up > Birmingham - UK Processed at Birmingham - UK > East Midlands - UK Processed at East Midlands - UK > London-Heathrow - UK Processed at London-Heathrow - UK > Cape Town - South Africa Processed at Cape Town - South Africa > Cape Town - South Africa Arrived at DHL facility >June 11, 2012 Mine seems to have had taken a rush European tour first June 11, 2012 Birmingham - UK Processed at Birmingham - UK East Midlands - UK Processed at East Midlands - UK Leipzig - Germany Processed at Leipzig - Germany Brussels - Belgium Processed at Brussels - Belgium Amsterdam - Netherlands, The Processed at Amsterdam - Netherlands, The Johannesburg - South Africa Processed at Johannesburg - South Africa Durban - South Africa Arrived at DHL facility June 14, 2012 Hope the model A comes out soon - although there seems to be nothing concrete. Model B is a bit larger than I imagined, and is overkill for some uses I have lined up.

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Vis Naicker <visnEraseME.....wbs.co.za> wrote: > Hope the model A comes out soon - although there seems to be nothing > concrete. Model B is a bit larger than I imagined, and is overkill for some > uses I have lined up. Though there's no difference in footprint or basic functionality between the two - you just lose the ethernet port and have a single rather than double USB. Is the slightly smaller size in one corner of the board that big a deal

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM, RussellMc <EraseMEapptechnzgmail.com> wrote: > A Raspberry Pi was slipped unobtrusively and initially unobserved into my > courier cupboard sometime yesterday. > Thanks Farnement 14. > > RS advise I should place an order based on my prior registration but the > link supplied leads me into new wildernesses. Bah - sent RS another email today about my shipping notice for a non-existent shipment, having got no reply to one I sent on Thursday. This time I managed to make the subject title something they noticed, so I got a reply. Apparently the original shipping email was a mistake. Do you think it's a coincidence that the real shipping date for mine is supposedly today? Chri

It must have been a very interesting Subject line :) On 19 June 2012 23:49, Chris McSweeny <RemoveMEcpmcsweenyEraseMEEraseMEgmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM, RussellMc <RemoveMEapptechnzspam_OUTKILLspamgmail.com> wrote: >> A Raspberry Pi was slipped unobtrusively and initially unobserved into my >> courier cupboard sometime yesterday. >> Thanks Farnement 14. >> >> RS advise I should place an order based on my prior registration but the >> link supplied leads me into new wildernesses. > > Bah - sent RS another email today about my shipping notice for a > non-existent shipment, having got no reply to one I sent on Thursday. > This time I managed to make the subject title something they noticed, > so I got a reply. Apparently the original shipping email was a > mistake. Do you think it's a coincidence that the real shipping date > for mine is supposedly today? > > Chris >

I was advised of a ship date 10/07/2012 today. That is not a problem because I still don't know what to do with it. I hope the reports of people smarter than I taking two weeks or more to boot it are gone by then! On 6/19/2012 5:37 PM, RussellMc wrote: > A Raspberry Pi was slipped unobtrusively and initially unobserved into my > courier cupboard sometime yesterday. > Thanks Farnement 14. > > RS advise I should place an order based on my prior registration but the > link supplied leads me into new wildernesses. > > > Russell -- John Ferrell W8CCW “During times of universal deceit, Telling the TRUTH becomes a revolutionary act” George Orwell