A co-worker this morning...
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| Author | Content |
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| Bob_Robertson May 28, 2013 9:14 AM EDT |
...walked in with a Raspberry Pi in a plastic case he printed at home. I love it. I do love it so. |
| gus3 May 28, 2013 9:37 AM EDT |
I made the one from card-stock (tab-A into slot-B stuff). I don't use it typically, because it retains the heat. But I also learned how to run card stock through my laser printer. Fun! I have gotten more than my US$52 worth from it. Not that I'm actively trying to brick the thing, but I'm definitely less afraid to explore the on-board hardware than I would be on my PC-type systems. |
| BernardSwiss May 28, 2013 8:24 PM EDT |
@gus -- that's a very good point. Much of what little I know about computers (including my first serious foray into Linux) I learned because I had a cheap garage-sale clunker, that I wasn't afraid to break. |
| gary_newell May 29, 2013 3:50 AM EDT |
I agree. I remember buying a laptop from a well known computer store in the UK when I was much younger and I was offered a cover plan. I replied that I was confident that whatever went wrong with the laptop I would probably be able to fix it myself. The guy answered "What if the screen goes wrong? Do you know how to replace a screen?" At that point 2 things sprang to mind. Firstly I asked the question "It sounds like you know there is a screen issue with the model of laptop I am buying, is that the case?" and the second thought was "no I don't know how to change the screen". I therefore bought a couple or three spares or repairs machines off ebay and set about learning how to replace all the component parts of various laptops. |
| Bob_Robertson May 29, 2013 9:22 AM EDT |
> "no I don't know how to change the screen". ...yet. |
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