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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Raspberry Pi 3 launched
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:39:44 -0800
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Not really a Forth topic but people here seem to care about this stuff:

   https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale

Features:

- quad core 1.2 Ghz 64-bit A53 processor, supposedly 10x speed of RPi-1
  supposedly runs 32-bit code 50-60% faster than RPi-2.  NEON is
  possibly a lot faster than that.
- Integrated 802.11n wifi and Bluetooth 4.1
- $35 retail, same as RPi-2 which stays at same price (huh?).  Pi-3
  is intended to replace the pi-2.
- Same connector layout as before, but they had to move the LEDs
- Power hungrier than ever, they suggest a 2.5 amp 5 volt adapter
  for running USB devices
- Currently uses same 32-bit OS as before, but they will shift to 64
  when they get the software together
- Supposedly available now from RS, Allied, and Element 14 but
  I don't see them on those web sites right now, and would expect
  low availability for a while, as with previous models.  It's still
  quite difficult to get a Pi Zero.