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« on: November 02, 2012, 04:18:47 am » |
Hello,
I wonder if "arduino" means something may be in italian?
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2012, 04:34:37 am » |
Evidently it is the name of the bar that the original guys frequented when they came up with the idea - I will drink to that - Salute !
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2012, 04:47:15 am » |
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2012, 09:05:26 am » |
Bar Re Arduino Di Di Gennaro Fabio in Piazza Vincenzo Gioberti, 13 a Ivrea, Torino  I love the bottles with CAFFE and BAR! |
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2012, 09:45:07 am » |
I have found this : arduino is an italian first name. But why have they choosen this first name.....?
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2012, 09:55:06 am » |
"In 2005, in Ivrea, Italy (main site of the computer company Olivetti), a project was initiated to make a device for controlling student-built interaction design projects with less expense than with other prototyping systems available at the time. Founders Massimo Banzi and David Cuartielles named the project after Arduin of Ivrea, the main historical character of the town.[6] "Arduino" is also an Italian masculine first name, meaning "brave friend".[7]"
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2012, 10:29:34 am » |
Good thing they chose this more or less unique name in English-speaking worlds instead of some generic name like Processing. Most search results on google thus are not polluted by arduinos not related to this project.
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2012, 12:30:03 pm » |
crossroads : many thank's!
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2012, 01:58:59 am » |
Thanks Crossroads, I still like the urban legend better :-)
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2012, 04:27:27 am » |
I had a sudden double-take situation in a cafe in Hampton Court Palace gardens just outside London, when I saw the the word Arduino on the coffee machine.
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2012, 06:15:23 pm » |
PCB/chip flavored coffee?
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2012, 09:35:59 pm » |
From what I recall, the product was named after the cafe that the designers frequented when they were developing it. The cafe was named after a medieval king that ruled the region.
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2012, 10:11:38 pm » |
Enjoy your coffee!  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2012, 12:12:56 pm » |
Yep - It s stands for another money pit into which you will willing pour all your otherwise uncommitted funds.
And you will enjoy it. And lose sleep doing it.
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« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2012, 12:31:51 pm » |
Yep - It stands for "we use funny spacing between two of our shield connectors because we can and we are Italian".  Lefty |
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