CHIP (computer)

CHIP
Release dateMay 31, 2016[1]
Introductory priceUS$9[2]
Operating systemLinux (Debian)[3]
CPUGHz R8M/R8 (ARMv7)[4]
Memory512 MB DDR3 SDRAM[5]
StorageGB - 8 GB onboard[5][6]
Power5 V DC >500 mA, wired or optional battery[5]

CHIP (stylized as C.H.I.P.) was a single-board computer crowdfunded by now-defunct Next Thing Co. (NTC), released as open-source hardware running open-source software.[7] It was advertised as "the world's first $9 computer". CHIP and related products are discontinued. NTC has since gone insolvent.

  1. ^ Next Thing (May 31, 2015). "HOLY C.H.I.P.!!! Final Kickstarter Fulfillment Has Begun!!!". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Biggs, John (May 8, 2015). "The CHIP Is A $9 Computer That Can Almost Do It All". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Adhikari, Richard (May 11, 2015). "$9 Debian-Based C.H.I.P. Computer Is a Kickstarter Smash". LinuxInsider. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Scheltema, David (July 22, 2015). "With Linux and Creative Commons, The $9 CHIP Computer Reveals Its Open Source Details". Make. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference kickstarter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference flash was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ John Patrick Pullen (May 14, 2015). "C.H.I.P Could Be the World's Cheapest Computer". Time. Retrieved July 16, 2016. (This reference was originally cited in the Next Thing Co. article.)