Raspberry Pi-ness

Bridgehouse

Anyone else here a bit of an el-cheapo puter geek?

Just about to put together a retropie build for some SNES goodness...

usedtobe

What??

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

What??

£30 board computer you can install Linux on, stick on an app called Retropie, plug into your HDMI telly and it becomes a cheap console emulator for pretty much every classic gaming platform..

usedtobe

Right.. a mate has just done us one to watch films on. He's probably doing the games thing on his though.. He's very into computers and games..

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

Right.. a mate has just done us one to watch films on. He's probably doing the games thing on his though.. He's very into computers and games..

As a geeky sort the attraction for me is the price and the endless useless crap you can do with them...

usedtobe

I know you can do all sorts with them, but it all goes way over my head, I'm afraid..

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

I know you can do all sorts with them, but it all goes way over my head, I'm afraid..

You should see some of the robotics projects they do in schools with them... really rather impressive

PVO_Dave

3D printed case, I’d recommend buying one of the USB adaptors to allow using Xbox 360 controllers, the USB SNES ones I bought weren’t great

Bridgehouse

Ooooh that's cool!

I'm going to go wireless controller due to the distance from TV to sofa.. 

thomasross20

We use them at work, as well as arduinos and then dedicated FPGAs and the like. I should probably be "into" all this but really, I'm not

Bridgehouse

thomasross20 said:

We use them at work, as well as arduinos and then dedicated FPGAs and the like. I should probably be "into" all this but really, I'm not

Don't worry - it just means you are normal

57Deluxe

until recently you could get a Rpi controlled CosmsoEX for your ATARI ST to give it all the HDD and connector options to bring it into the modern age:

http://joo.kie.sk/?page_id=384

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PVO_Dave

Bridgehouse said:

Ooooh that's cool!

I'm going to go wireless controller due to the distance from TV to sofa.. 

thingiverse for the 3D case files, loads of options now including N64, PiStation etc..

Then 3Dhubs to get the case printed  

Bridgehouse

I've also seen those cool Amiga mods that allow you to lob a Pi in and connect up the keyboard.. most cool

Bridgehouse

PVO_Dave said:

Bridgehouse said:

Ooooh that's cool!

I'm going to go wireless controller due to the distance from TV to sofa.. 

thingiverse for the 3D case files, loads of options now including N64, PiStation etc..

Then 3Dhubs to get the case printed  

Ta - will investigate later

Sporky

Some of our competitors at work are starting to use Raspberry Pis in installations.

We're doing rather well out of replacing such installations with ones built out of commercial-off-the-shelf components instead, which are invariably more expensive, but also enormously more reliable, more serviceable and more usable.

They seem to be good educational tools, and lots of nice home uses, but I am not convinced they're appropriate for "important" applications.

Bridgehouse

Sporky said:

Some of our competitors at work are starting to use Raspberry Pis in installations.

We're doing rather well out of replacing such installations with ones built out of commercial-off-the-shelf components instead, which are invariably more expensive, but also enormously more reliable, more serviceable and more usable.

They seem to be good educational tools, and lots of nice home uses, but I am not convinced they're appropriate for "important" applications.

They were designed and built for low cost educational applications. I don't think the intention was ever to have them deployed commercially. 

Sounds like your your competitors are cheap ass.

aord43

I have a Pi and a Pi zero but never did much with them. I am as geeky as they come but don't have a lot of time. These days my DIY electronics time is spent with effects pedals.

Sporky

Bridgehouse said: 

Sounds like your your competitors are cheap ass.

Some of them are.

PolarityMan

Sporky said:

Some of our competitors at work are starting to use Raspberry Pis in installations.

We're doing rather well out of replacing such installations with ones built out of commercial-off-the-shelf components instead, which are invariably more expensive, but also enormously more reliable, more serviceable and more usable.

They seem to be good educational tools, and lots of nice home uses, but I am not convinced they're appropriate for "important" applications.

Is it software quality that is usually the issue? Obviously your at the mercy of what you can cobble to gether from OSS but Im surprised if the hardware has singificant issues

bingefeller

You gonna run MAME on it Bridgehouse?