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by lobster
Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:01 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: No Signal
Replies: 29
Views: 12395

Re: No Signal

<t>red power LED = on<br/> <br/> Yes sorry I mean I needed the micro USB<br/> <br/> The power supply he brought was from his daughter and was a Blackberry<br/> <br/> 5v 1A rating -<br/> <br/> I was using an Apple USB keyboard but switched to another<br/> <br/> . . . all the fruits<br/> <br/> Team Pu...
by lobster
Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: No Signal
Replies: 29
Views: 12395

Re: No Signal

<t>Raspberry Pi arrived.<br/> <br/> Problem 1 - there are two sorts of micro SD and I had the fatter one - wrong<br/> <br/> Problem sorted (friend came with 5v 1A supply) and slim micro USB<br/> <br/> Problem 2 - No signal on TV<br/> <br/> Tried two different HDMI cables, checked they were 1.3 and a...
by lobster
Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Want to learn programming alongside my 6 year old.
Replies: 18
Views: 5806

Re: Want to learn programming alongside my 6 year old.

<t><br/> <br/> Dear Friends of the Raspberry Pi Ella,<br/> <br/> All I know about kids is they have the best toys and . . .<br/> <br/> well it is just not fair!<br/> <br/> Personally I believe the geek breed of kid should be able to program before they can read  . . .<br/> In part the solution is sc...
by lobster
Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:13 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Plea for a transparent case
Replies: 29
Views: 8243

Re: Plea for a transparent case

<t><br/> <br/> I see no reason why the packaging (plastic and card) that Rpi is sent in, can not be the instructions and case. Hopefully the suppliers will be working towards such . . . with complimentary raspberry jam sachet sponsored by Robinsons; recipe by Liz . . .<br/> <br/> Raspberry Pi<br/> <...
by lobster
Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:58 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Tailor-Made Programming Language
Replies: 49
Views: 12066

Re: Tailor-Made Programming Language

<r>monstercameron said:I must say the syntax gets in the way all to much, it feels like the syntax is slowing me down...the idea is there but how do i implement it.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Agreed. Indeed. Dark Basic. Amos and other tools exist commercially, maybe a new open source language like ASQ o...
by lobster
Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:57 pm
Forum: Puppy
Topic: PARM Puppy on ARM
Replies: 25
Views: 17829

Re: PARM Puppy on ARM

<t><br/> <br/> Fellow Rasberrians, Full Montys, Ladies, Penguins and Pythons,<br/> <br/> At the instigation of 'Grumpyoldgit' I am pleased to announce Puppy will be bringing its unique slice to fruit raspberry. <br/> Puppy on ARM is our stepping stone to getting Puppy Linux onto a future tablet, yet...
by lobster
Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:14 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Listing of Fedora apps are "lite enough" for the RPi?
Replies: 14
Views: 4356

Re: Listing of Fedora apps are "lite enough" for the RPi?

<t>Hi fellow Raspberrians,<br/> <br/> Lobster here.<br/> <br/> I very much initiated the interest in the Rpi, created and updated the PARM wiki page and got developers and users to commit to supporting the Rpi as our first ARM platform for Puppy.<br/> Our initial Puppy attempts (we don't yet have ha...
by lobster
Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:29 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Have's and Have Nots
Replies: 28
Views: 5981

Re: Have's and Have Nots

<t>How exciting. Eh ma Ho (Tibetan = How wonderful) a little UK charity goes marketing viral. Bravo. An education for the kids when they set up the Quantum Raspberry Foundation of the future. <br/> <br/> I was locked out of the two supplier sites despite getting there in 20 to 30 seconds past 6 AM ....
by lobster
Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:30 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: There's a time and a date on the front page...
Replies: 177
Views: 37892

Re: There's a time and a date on the front page...



Puppy Linux will be bringing the whole kennel
We have always had one eye open for Raspberry Pi - Yum
by lobster
Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:18 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: p p p . . . Puppy Pi Penguin
Replies: 2
Views: 1274

Re: p p p . . . Puppy Pi Penguin

<t><br/> <br/> Puppy has put on his best bow tie and raspberry tinted monocle for the launch of the Rpi.<br/> <br/> At the moment the ability to use language locales means we will soon be speaking Klingon, Cornish and other endangered and deprived languages, according to need and priority . . .<br/>...
by lobster
Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:07 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: education resources
Replies: 6
Views: 1457

Re: education resources

<t>Puppy will support your language dept<br/> . . . including Klingon language <br/> <br/> Puppy expects your ART dept to inspire us<br/> <br/> Puppy will BLESS your Religious Studies dept<br/> <br/> Puppy has in built FREE PHONE support<br/> <br/> and Puppy already runs on your existing hardware<br...
by lobster
Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: education resources
Replies: 6
Views: 1457

Re: education resources

<t>What resources did you have in mind?<br/> <br/> You can start learning about Linux on your existing set up right now<br/> Puppy School<br/> <br/> and about programming too . . .<br/> Puppy School Programming<br/> <br/> and when Rapberry Pi is available freshly baked<br/> you will be ready to cook...
by lobster
Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:01 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: We should all be known as....
Replies: 40
Views: 8485

Re: We should all be known as....

berries? Perhaps berets for the fedora users?

I am already a raspberry Puppy

. . . well that is my tail [sic] and I am sticking to it . . .
by lobster
Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:39 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Tailor-Made Programming Language
Replies: 49
Views: 12066

Re: Tailor-Made Programming Language

Eight years ago I proposed a new language

ASQ (ARM Sourced Quack) for hacking Quantum Raspberry Pi's from another dimension.

Fortunately the only people taking me seriously are the imaginary
psychiatric team I keep in a cupboard.

Good luck with the BASIC's
by lobster
Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Worried about teaching Computing? I can help.
Replies: 29
Views: 7428

Re: Worried about teaching Computing? I can help.

<t>I started this a few days ago in response to the need for Rpi enabled<br/> learning . . .<br/> Puppy School Programming<br/> <br/> If you record material or provide innovative materials then<br/> please consider yourself enrolled and creating for a new generation of<br/> raspberry teachers . . .<...
by lobster
Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:43 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Puppy
Replies: 16
Views: 4854

Re: Puppy

<t>Thanks guys<br/> - good to see fellow Puppys here <br/> <br/> Puppy is the Linux (in the form of the derivative Linux Tmxxine)<br/> used by the paradox agency<br/> The Chronology Protection Agency<br/> <br/> We can also transform doorstops into computers<br/> kids into geeks<br/> and Strawberry F...
by lobster
Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:37 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Puppy
Replies: 16
Views: 4854

Re: Puppy

<t><br/> <br/> Thanks guys <br/> <br/> We are the only Linux named after a real chihuahua (see above)<br/> A Puppy port will be ready and shipped out to our eager kennel<br/> within weeks if not days of developers getting hold of their ration of Pi.<br/> Puppy is designed for the yuts [sic] and adul...
by lobster
Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:29 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Puppy
Replies: 0
Views: 654

Re: Puppy



Puppy Linux ARM
developers are straining at the leash

Puppy School
is now open for learning about Puppy and programming
by lobster
Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:10 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Raspberry Pi For Education User Guide
Replies: 3
Views: 2157

Re: Raspberry Pi For Education User Guide

<r><br/> <br/> For the geeks, misfits, teachers, parents and those re-writing the manual I am creating Puppy Hacker School<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppySchool">http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppySchool</URL><br/> <br/> Our school motto might be"time longer than rope" or possib...
by lobster
Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Suckling learner/help system
Replies: 20
Views: 5151

Re: Suckling learner/help system

Some useful resources for info:

The Rute Guide

Linux Cookbook
by lobster
Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:06 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: No OS news?
Replies: 87
Views: 25014

Re: No OS news?



For the smallest, cutest motherboard, you need a cute Linux.

We are Puppy and we are irresistible.
by lobster
Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:54 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: An idea to get kids interested in buying a unit if their school does not use them.
Replies: 41
Views: 7371

Re: An idea to get kids interested in buying a unit if their school does not use them.

<r>School? Where we are going schools are for fish.<br/> <br/> Give a kid a fish<br/> <URL url="http://www.poissonrouge.com/">http://www.poissonrouge.com/</URL><br/> <br/> they are fed for today.<br/> Teach a kid to fish; and you have fed them for a lifetime<br/> <br/> . . . meanwhile in the future,...
by lobster
Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:50 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: PC's are boring
Replies: 83
Views: 18077

Re: PC's are boring

<r><br/> I want what I do with it to be exciting<br/> <br/> <br/> I worship my PC by setting it up as a Buddhist shrine<br/> <URL url="http://tmxxine.com/s4/index.htm">http://tmxxine.com/s4/index.htm</URL><br/> <br/> <br/> I then pray to the future Buddha to send me a time machine<br/> I believe suc...
by lobster
Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:37 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: xpupsay
Replies: 0
Views: 976

Re: xpupsay

<r><br/> I wonder if this approach using Puppy Linux 'xpupsay' running from bash script will provide an easy entry into programming?<br/> <URL url="http://www.murga-linux.com/pup.....114#590114">http://www.murga-linux.com/pup.....114#590114</URL><br/> <br/> the first example<br/> #! /bin/bash<br/> x...
by lobster
Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 165598

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

need a snappier title though!

Codeberry
Geek Skool
ULTRA - Unorthodox Lateral Thinking and Raspberry ARMed

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