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The Raspberry Pi is a prototype computer designed by game developer David Braben that is intended to stimulate the teaching of basic computer science in schools. The computer is mounted in a package the same size as a USB memory stick, and has a USB port on one end with an HDMI port on the other. The Raspberry Pi provides an ARM processor which is suitable for running Linux for an estimated price of £15 (approx. $25) for a pre-configured system, cheap enough to give to a child to do whatever he or she wants with it. The prototype is part of a venture by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

The prototype is designed on a Broadcom processor 2763 including an ARM11 with 16.K.B cache.

Provisional specifications

• 700MHz ARM11
• 256MB of SDRAM
• OpenGL ES 2.0
• 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
• Composite and HDMI video output
• USB 2.0
• SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot
• General-purpose I/O
• Open software (Ubuntu, Iceweasel, KOffice, Python)

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Development of the device is undertaken by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charitable organization registered with the Charity Commission. Its aim is to "promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing."

The named trustees are David Braben, Jack Lang, Pete Lomas, Robert Mullins, Alan Mycroft and Eben Upton. A podcast of an interview with Eben Upton was made available in June 2011.

See also

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• One Laptop per Child

References

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2. Price, Peter (2011-06-03). "Can a £15 computer solve the programming gap?". BBC Click. Retrieved 2011-07-02. video report {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
3. Bush, Steve (2011-05-25). "Dongle computer lets kids discover programming on a TV". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved 2011-07-11. Announced by UK games developer David Braben, the device can run Linux and is intended to be a low-cost (£15) way to introduce children to computer science.
4. "BCM2763 - High Definition 1080p Mobile Multimedia Processor". Broadcom. 2011-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
5. "1129409 - Raspberry Pi Foundation". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 2011-06-06. The object of the charity is to further the advancement of education of adults and children, particularly in the field of computers, computer science and related subjects. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
6. "Raspberry Pi Foundation". Raspberry Pi Foundation. Retrieved 2011-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
7. Bush, Steve (2011-05-26). "In depth: Raspberry Pi, the computer on a stick". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved 2011-07-11. The Raspberry Pi developers and trustees of its Foundation are: David Braben - Founder of games software firm Frontier Developments and co-author of 'Elite'. Jack Lang - Business angel, early Acorn employee, founder of Cambridge start-ups. Pete Lomas - Founder and MD of Norcott Technologies. Robert Mullins - Engineer at Broadcom Europe, director of computer science at St. John's College, Cambridge. Alan Mycroft - Professor of Computing in University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory Eben Upton - Engineer at Broadcom Europe, founder of software start-ups, and former director of computer science at St. John's College, Cambridge.
8. "CFL Podcast: Eben Upton (Raspberry Pi Foundation)". Consortium of Foundation Libraries. Retrieved 2011-06-06. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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