They started out as a great option for kids from poor backgrounds to learn to code. Schools usually have really locked down PCs and a raspberry pi let them sidestep a lot of that.
I managed to (just about) run a home media server off one for a few years until I could afford a better setup. Now I have it running as a replacement for my ‘smart’ TV’s spyware riddled OS which even has HDMI passthrough for the remote control input.
They are useful, versatile, and still fairly cheap considering the cost of components now.
I remember I would get upset with the association it was for children. I would assure people this is for cool adults as I show them how well super tux cart runs. But for real it is kind of like the model train of the PC world, toyish and educational in nature.
I did feel dumb though when I first got a pi and it was a 50/50 chance if the tutorial on youtube was made by some 12 year old in India.
They started out as a great option for kids from poor backgrounds to learn to code. Schools usually have really locked down PCs and a raspberry pi let them sidestep a lot of that.
I managed to (just about) run a home media server off one for a few years until I could afford a better setup. Now I have it running as a replacement for my ‘smart’ TV’s spyware riddled OS which even has HDMI passthrough for the remote control input.
They are useful, versatile, and still fairly cheap considering the cost of components now.
I remember I would get upset with the association it was for children. I would assure people this is for cool adults as I show them how well super tux cart runs. But for real it is kind of like the model train of the PC world, toyish and educational in nature.
I did feel dumb though when I first got a pi and it was a 50/50 chance if the tutorial on youtube was made by some 12 year old in India.