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CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer

dunworth1 · 2015-05-08 18:19:11

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer so i have backed my first ever kickstarter the $20 shipping was hard to swallow but hopefully chip will be awesome and rival pi

08-05-2015 6:19pm

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dunworth1

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer

so i have backed my first ever kickstarter
the $20 shipping was hard to swallow

but hopefully chip will be awesome and rival pi

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#2 21-05-2015 3:51pm

Alanstrainor

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Pocket chip looks interesting! Love my Pi2, but I know I don't really have a use for this at the moment.

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#3 04-06-2015 6:14pm

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some really nice demos of pocket chip.

one is playing quake 3

https://vimeo.com/129750303

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#4 05-06-2015 5:14pm

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That seems impressive but not that practical. Either way, since this is funded far in advance of its goal to meet mass production/economies of scale and the fact that kickstarters have a pretty awful track record for reward delivery, I'd much rather wait for this to be a bonafide product for sale - hell, some kickstarters are available to buy direct faster than some backers have gotten their rewards.

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