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He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit

Jeff Geerling · interview · Watch on YouTube

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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
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  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “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

  2. “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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