[colug-432] Raspberry Pi help needed

[Scott Webster Wood]

In fact, here's a brilliant idea for you. Stomach the fact you may have 
got what you paid for (at least in so far as the PitA of getting inside 
of it with a very real possibility of damaging the case). Do as I said 
in the prior email (carefully poking at the seams with a sharp-edged 
tool trying to figure out how it is enclosed) but do the entire thing 
with video running. When you are done, post it to YouTube as a 
MicroCenter PowerSpec tear-down. Get lots of hits!

SW

On 01/26/2017 11:03 AM, Jeff mac.com wrote:
> I was looking at it yesterday. I find it hard to believe the case can't
> open. It only comes with an 8gig sd card, what if you want to upgrade to
> a larger capacity card?
>
> When you are playing around with a Pi3b, I don't think a case is really
> necessary... If you need one get a cheap one.
>
> The new pixel OS is probably your best bet for an OS. Puppy Linux should
> be good as well. I'd take it back within the 30 days and just get a pi3b
>
> If you want to go really old school you could emulate an Amiga or
> AppleII (yes I know this is a linux group)
>
> things you probably have or can get from a friend that you need for your
> pi:
>
> -powered micro-USB cord- (I'm using a re-purposed blackberry charger)
> either you or someone has got to use this
>
> -old keyboard to plug into usb port
>
> -hdmi cable- these suckers cost way to much- maybe cheaper online
>
> -old school mouse or touchpad.
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> -any display with hdmi port or use a converter for something you already
> have.
>
> -If you buy all the crap new you might as why get an old laptop.
>
> -I just attached my pi to the side of a monitor.
>
> Dunno, just my .02
>
> Now back to trying to configure UBUNTU on my new HP Pavillion.
>
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> Good Luck!
>
> Jeff Cannell
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> On 01/21/2017 09:48 PM, Bill Baker wrote:
>> I bought a PowerSpec Raspberry Pi ThinLinX tonight from Micro Center.  I
>> was attracted by the fact that it was $50 for everything I wanted (or so
>> I thought) down from its normal price of $80.  I got it home and tried
>> to boot it up.  After booting, I realized that it was just a thin
>> client.  I want a full operating system on it.  I tried opening it up to
>> get the MicroSD card out, but I can't seem to do that without breaking
>> it.  Is there any way that anyone knows of to just load Raspbian on
>> this?  Or should I just take it back to Micro Center and get myself a
>> normal Raspberry Pi?
>>
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