Raspberry Pi – History and Comparisons

Raspberry Pi in the Classroom

(http://lar.me/raspi-learn)

October 28, 2016

Alex Enkerli

in collaboration with

LEARN’s Open Creative Space

Vitrine technologie-éducation

Kids Code Jeunesse

Raspberry Pi History

Recent (2000–Present)

Raspberry Pi Foundation (2008)

UK Registered Charity 1129409 (2009)

 Alan Mycroft 

David Braben

Eben Upton

Jack Lang

Pete Lomas

Robert Mullins

Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.

Backtracking: 1980s PCs

ARM (1985–present)

Raspberry Pi ComParisons

Mobile Devices

Netbooks/Chromebooks

Desktop/Laptop Computers

Linux

Windows or macOS

Free as in Free Speech

Servers

“Pucks” and “sticks”

Microcontroller Boards

Single-Board Computers

Image Credits

BBC Micro Front Restored"BBC Micro", by Stuart Grady, Public Domain
TRS-80 Model I - Rechnermuseum Cropped"Tandy Corporation (Radio Shack) TRS-80 Model I computer system", by Flominator, GFDL and CC BY-SA-3.0.
Commodore VIC-20 computer at Play Expo 2013"Commodore VIC-20, Photo taken at Play Expo 2013, held at EventCity Manchester, England.", by Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
XO-Beta1-mikemcgregor-1"XO, Children's Machine, OLPC, $100 laptop/ Beta 1", by Mike McGregor, CC BY 2.5.
Ununtu MATE language settings - Russian (0)" Ununtu MATE language settings - Russian", Ubuntu MATE Team, GPL
TRS-80 Model I - Rechnermuseum Cropped"Tandy Corporation (Radio Shack) TRS-80 Model I computer system", by Flominator, GFDL and CC-BY-SA-3.0.
Chromecast dongle"The Google Chromecast digital media streaming adapter", by EricaJoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amazon Fire TV Stick"Amazon Fire TV Stick", by ubahnverleih, CC0.
Apple TV 2nd Generation"The 2nd generation Apple TV", by Mike L., Public Domain.
!barraLibreCamp 2011 Universidad de Cádiz 5“!barraLibreCamp 2011 Universidad de Cádiz 5” by El Pantera, CC BY-SA 3.0
ESP8266 coincellESP8266 coincell by Autopilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
16x2 LCD Arduino connection Sketch“16x2 LCD Arduino connection Sketch” by Nevit Dilmen, made with Fritzing, CC BY-SA 4.0
BBC Microbit“BBC Microbit”, by Ravi Kotecha, CC BY-SA 4.0
BeagleboardBeagleboard, by Gopal Vijayaraghavan, CC BY 2.0
Hardkernel Odroid C2 Board“Hardkernel Odroid C2 Board”, by Hardkernel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stat comparison between Raspberry Pi 3 and other popular boards including Pine 256, Odroid C1+ etc“Stat comparison between Raspberry Pi 3 and other popular boards including Pine 256, Odroid C1+ etc” by Pi-Top

Raspberry Pi History & Comparisons

By Alexandre Enkerli

Raspberry Pi History & Comparisons

Quick presentation on the history of the Raspberry Pi computer and some comparisons with other devices.

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