Raspberry Pi - What is it?
A Raspberry Pi is a full-fledged Computer, just in Mini Format.
- A Raspberry Pi is a so-called single-Board-Computer. This means that all of the necessary electronic components are housed to the power supply on a single printed circuit Board.
- Its name to the Mini-Computer by the British Raspberry Pi Foundation, which has developed it has.
- As the operating system are Linux distributions such as Raspbian "wheezy" available.
Mini-Computer Raspberry Pi
What has been developed is the Raspberry Pi?
- The Raspberry Pi Foundation had set itself the goal of developing a Computer that everyone can afford. So, young people should be able to with little financial resources to own a Computer.
- The goal the developers have clearly achieved: A Raspberry Pi you can already have for under 30 Euro purchase.
- The favorable price results from the fact that the Raspberry Pi has no case. The creativity of the users here are no limits. You can, however, also a "classic" case use.
- In our special issue with a manual, you'll find many uses for the raspberry Pi. So you can realize for example, creative projects such as a robot or the home monitoring.
You can also use XBMC as a Media Center with the Mini-Computer. As you XBMC on Raspberry Pi install, we will explain in a further practical tip.
