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I like the general idea but frankly this is underwhelming.

Where’s the sense of fun?

Given the origin of the raspberry pi being the old BBC and other home computers it would have been fun to have a solid computer with a full size keyboard reminiscent of the old 8 bit machines like the Acorn or the BBC micro.

The is just a keyboard. And really a missed opportunity to be something unique and fun and exciting.

This is kinda neat but nothing special. I’m not involuntarily reaching for my wallet.



Isn't the goal to provide an affordable computer to those who currently can not afford one? Instead of selling a cool collectible…


Is affordability the goal?

I thought inspiration was.


> Inspired by the home computers of the 1980s, our mission is to put affordable, high-performance, programmable computers into the hands of people all over the world.

Pretty sure affordability is a goal.


Inspiration for what? The point of rpi boards has always been affordable computing as far as I'm aware. Perhaps that inspired you in the past.




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