• tal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    we’re going to ringfence all of the Raspberry Pi 5s we sell until at least the end of the year for single-unit sales to individuals, so you get the first bite of the cherry.

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      To keep alive the community that maintains the packages that businesses use? /s

      There are a few things you won’t forget and the last years were one of those events. Thankfully the competition made leaps forward regarding software support.

      Do you remember FTDI-gate 1 & 2 (approx. 1 decade ago)? I do and FTDI never made it back onto my BOM and probably never will again, at least until SiliconLabs, WCH, and Holtek screw it up.

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        We are dumping the RPI computer modules form our BOM too. The N100 is at a very low price point and readily available. Never again in my BOM.