Last updated on September 8th, 2018
The first batch of 10,000 ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers went on sale at 6am GMT today – and sold out within minutes. According to distributor Premier Farnell, there were at least 600 orders, visits or pre-orders every SECOND, producing a 300 per cent hike in web traffic. The electronic component sales site was knocked for six by the surge in demand for the $35 GNU/Linux-powered gizmo.