Comment by glouwbug Comment by glouwbug 5 months ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I remember them selling for $4.30 when they came out
Copy Link dfox 5 months ago Collapse Comment - That was long after MSP430 were widely used, that pricing was part of the launch of the "value line" G-series (And it's associated MSP430 LaunchPad eval board, which is what was priced at $4.30). Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link kjs3 5 months ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - Were the LauchPads or the ST 'Discovery' line of super cheap eval boards first? Those were brilliant for getting the part in people hands. Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link glouwbug 5 months ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Yeah I loved my LaunchPad. I bought like 20 and handed them out like candy at school Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link kjs3 5 months ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - Were the LauchPads or the ST 'Discovery' line of super cheap eval boards first? Those were brilliant for getting the part in people hands. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link glouwbug 5 months ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Yeah I loved my LaunchPad. I bought like 20 and handed them out like candy at school Reply View | 0 replies
That was long after MSP430 were widely used, that pricing was part of the launch of the "value line" G-series (And it's associated MSP430 LaunchPad eval board, which is what was priced at $4.30).