He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
What it is
Jeff Geerling interviews Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton about the Pi shortage, the RP2040, RISC-V, the Sony investment and the origin of the name.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it to explain why Pi supply favored business customers during the shortage, straight from a founder.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2023, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“There's a great interview with Eben Upton that explains a lot of this”
Eben Upton interview explaining who the business customers are.
lvturner, 2023-06 · Recommendation
“This interview with one of the founders from Jeff Geerling was quite insightful, definitely check it out if you haven't already!”
Insightful interview with a Raspberry Pi founder.
PointedDreams, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Tell HN: Digikey has 1822 Pi4 8GB in stock”
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Topics: raspberry pi, eben upton, chip shortage, risc-v, rp2040
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