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agonizing.  It's now generally available, even locally, which is great.

Some have commented on the non-openness of some of the firmware bits in
the GPU and register-level docs of the ARM architecture, but by and
large, it was and still is, a great hit.  Still making thousands a day. 

The last quote was fun - sounds like some old CP/M machines hanging
around? :-)

"I would like there to be some engineers who got their start with the
Pi, who have a dusty old Pi in the attic that they will get down one day
to see if it still works and reminisce about it," Upton said.

Dan.

On 13-01-17 04:17 PM, Bill Reid wrote:
> http://www.zdnet.com/we-thought-wed-sell-1000-the-inside-story-of-the-raspberry-pi-7000009718/
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Interesting read.&nbsp; <br>
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      From an end-user perspective, the wait to get one after ordering
      was agonizing.&nbsp; It's now generally available, even locally, which
      is great.<br>
      <br>
      Some have commented on the non-openness of some of the firmware
      bits in the GPU and register-level docs of the ARM architecture,
      but by and large, it was and still is, a great hit.&nbsp; Still making
      thousands a day.&nbsp; <br>
      <br>
      The last quote was fun - sounds like some old CP/M machines
      hanging around? :-)<br>
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        "I would like there to be some engineers who got their start
        with the Pi, who have a dusty old Pi in the attic that they will
        get down one day to see if it still works and reminisce about
        it," Upton said.</span><br>
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      Dan.<br>
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      On 13-01-17 04:17 PM, Bill Reid wrote:<br>
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