![]() ![]() But the last thirty years reduced the price of computing to the point where cheap and cheerful plastic toys could be replaced by other things, and history went down a different and perhaps somewhat more interesting path. Growing up, the free toys on the covers of magazines were made of plastic. ![]() Instead the Raspberry Pi Zero arrived, free on the cover of a magazine. That way you could build a custom carrier board, but not be limited by the horsepower or features of the latest Compute Module. The adoption of the standard SODIMM connector, which is readily and cheaply available from multiple vendors, for the module meant that it could be readily integrated into maker built hardware, and the module itself could be readily replaced. I held out some hope when it was introduced that other companies would pick up the form factor, that it would become a standard almost by default, and pin-compatible SODIMM modules from third-party manufacturers - perhaps Orange Pi, or Pine64 - would soon start to appear. “…Compute Module 3+ is an evolution of Compute Module 3 and Compute Module, bringing new features while keeping the form factor, electrical compatibility, price point, and ease of use of the earlier products.” - James Adams, COO Raspberry Pi TradingĪs makers, we haven’t heard much about the Raspberry Pi Compute Module. ![]()
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