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About

The Rpi beta board (model B)

The Raspberry Pi wiki pages on this site are a community work - the Raspberry Pi Foundation is not responsible for content on these pages.

The Raspberry Pi (short: RPi or RasPi) is an ultra-low-cost credit-card sized Linux computer for teaching computer programming to children. It was developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409). The foundation exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing. We expect this computer to have many other applications both in the developed and the developing world.

• You can get the latest news from the Foundation Home Page, the Twitter Feed or in the forums.
• For Raspberry Pi frequently asked questions see the R-Pi FAQ or the Raspberry Pi Foundation's FAQ page.
• Products are RoHS and CE compliant. Please contact Raspberry Pi for details regarding WEEE in your country.
• Expected cost: ~16GBP or 25USD Model A, ~23GBP or 35USD for Model B. For information about availability and shipping see the Buying Guide.

History

• Confused about seeing different versions of the board? Visit the History of the Raspberry Pi Hardware for information about the past versions.

• RegHardware's very detailed analysis is well worth a read. Wikipedia also has an entry.

• Russell Davis (aka forum admin ukscone) has a series of blog articles recording his perspective of the Raspberry Pi story in several parts from the beginning.

• You will often hear mention of the BBC Micro Computer when people talk about the purpose of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. See this article on the history of the BBC Micro Computer.

Resources

Getting Started You can't currently purchase a Raspberry Pi from the official website,Raspberry Pi can only be purchased via their official distribution partners. Beware unlicensed resellers especially on ebay - see the Buying Guide for more details. Create the preloaded SD Card for your Pi - the easy way ! Ensure you have all the equipment you'll need, and learn how to connect it together ready for power up - see Hardware Basic Setup For more advanced issues including see Advanced Setup.

Hardware & Peripherals The Model B is more advanced than the Model A - see Rpi Hardware. The RPi can be plugged into a suitable TV or monitor. The unit will support a range of USB devices, peripherals and accessories. The Low-level interfaces allow the use of optional Expansion Boards in a wide range of projects.

Software & Distributions See Software for an overview, and Distributions for supported operating system and pre-configured 'images'. Main distributions include Debian ARM, Fedora KidsRuby and PARM from Puppy. Advice is also available if you want to compile a kernel or test the Pi's performance. The Raspberry Pi supports a wide range of programming languages, with many tutorials available.

Community

Projects, Guides & Tutorials An important source of information and guides is the Official Forum. Knowledgeable users may want to review and help out with the Tasks page. Get started by following some of the many Tutorials. Common tasks and useful tip are available through the Guides page. Projects can be found, and added to, on the Projects page.

Schools, Universities, Clubs & Groups The Raspberry Pi Foundation's aims include encouraging education. Several groups including Computing At School aim to bring Computing Science back into schools. Go to the Education Page to add your project and find helpful links.

Supporting Communities The Raspberry Pi Community is steadily growing: The Official Raspberry Pi Forum 'Frambozenbier' (Raspberry Pi Homebrew) Raspberrymod and RPiforums Un-Official Raspberry Pi Discussion Boards Non-official community of Raspberry Pi in spanish language

About the RPi Wiki

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A 3D rendering of the Raspberry Pi logo by forum user Antario. Source

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