Raspberry Pi - a revolution?

Farnell: Is that a ploy to stop the DDos? I've got a page header from Farnell now...

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[Kymmy]

Farnells gone into maintenance mode

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I suppose I should have picked up the phone and ordered that way with RS

[Sirius]

Off to work now and no where near being able to order one

[Kymmy]

Still getting the "register interest" screen on RS when you try to search for raspberry pi

What a you know what!!!

[admars]

https://twitter.com/#!/Raspberry_Pi

apparently that RS page was the wrong one, I never found a right one

farnell pre-orders only, I guess some lucky ppl got through and ordered up the initial allocations at both shops Oh well, just have to wait and get one with a case etc. Fingers crossed those that got them put them to good use, and they're not just used to run xbmc.

[Kymmy]

Word on twitter is that RS isn't taking order will the end of the week

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Trust the BBC to get it wrong

Originally Posted by bbcnews

Initially the £22 model of the Pi, which includes wifi

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Still getting the "register interest" screen on RS when you try to search for raspberry pi

What a you know what!!!

Well i have registered my interest

[dilli-theclaw]

and I was hoping to be able to order my Pi today as well

[Fawkes]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

and I was hoping to be able to order my Pi today as well

Boromir

[admars]

Guy next to me at work ordered one from Farnel an hour or so ago, I just tried and site down again.

edit tried again, can pre-order at farnel, also coming soon, 2 bundles, one with sd card, another with sdcard and wireless mouse, no price though on those

Well that was a balls up. Don't know anybody who managed to get one from RS...Farnell's website was on it's knees by 06:01 so I don't know how people can say they managed to order one from them.

[admars]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Well that was a balls up. Don't know anybody who managed to get one from RS...Farnell's website was on it's knees by 06:01 so I don't know how people can say they managed to order one from them.

it (Farenell) was, but it was up and down all day, I saw his confirmation page, but when I tried I couldn't get to it

[Sirius]

How long before we see them on Ebay at over inflated buy now prices

[Kymmy]

They already were on ebay today at £39, the picture though showed an alpha board and raspberry pi was looking at getting them removed as the picture especially was wrong and also copyrighted.

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RS Components announcement as to the Raspberry Pi

http://www.electrocomponents.com/med.../2012/02/29th/

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Or putting out the server fires... I can hear the Halon alarms from here

Hrrr hrrr.

Our alarm doesn't even work (well technically, it was never set up)...