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classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark Benson
Sent: 29 June 2012 17:22
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi and America, was Re: ST-506/412 to
IDE/ATA/SCSI/? adaptor
They likely pre-ordered or got lucky. RS and Farnell are
currently still filling back-orders as far as I know.
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On 29 Jun 2012, at 17:20, Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Gene Buckle wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Tothwolf wrote:
>
>> By the time Newark tacks on all their fees, that "inexpensive"
>> Raspberry Pi is no longer inexpensive by any definition.
Until the
Raspberry Pi is available via another distributor,
I will not buy one.
I got
mine from RS/Allied. Total cost with shipping was about $40.
I'd love to know how you all are getting ahold of them.
Just checked
Newark and RS/Allied:
Newark: Accepting orders > July 5
Allied: "Not available" (no further information)
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