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[[File:Rasberry pi card.jpg|thumb|right|A Rasberry Pi printed circuit card]]'''Rasberry Pi''' is an educational single-board computer designed for students and hobbiests.  Raspberry Pi Foundation developed it in the United Kingdom to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries.

[[File:Rasberry pi card.jpg|thumb|right|A Raspberry Pi printed circuit card]]'''Raspberry Pi''' is an educational single-board computer designed for students and hobbiests.  Raspberry Pi Foundation developed it in the [[United Kingdom]] to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries.

==History==

==History==

Previously, in 1981, Acorn had worked with the British Boardcasting System to make a low-cost computer available in the United Kingdom for student, but that hardware was out-of-date. The group that resulted in the Rasberry Pi, wanted to create a new computer and also market it under the BBC Micro name, but Acorn own the rights to that name through 2011.<ref name="rpi_bbcsucc">{{cite web|title=Raspberry Pi &bull; View topic - Raspberry Pi as the successor of BBC Micro |url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5118 |date=22 April 2012|accessdate=September 4, 2016|publisher=raspberrypi.org |quote=The Foundation trustees tried very hard to get an agreement to use the BBC Micro name, right up to May 2011. /../ Eben touched on the subject a bit during his speech at the Beeb@30 celebration at the beginning of the month: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/970 starting at time index 11:30}}</ref>  So, the project picked a different name, Raspberry Pi.

Previously, in 1981, Acorn had worked with the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] to make a low-cost computer available in the [[United Kingdom]] for students, but that hardware was out-of-date. The group that resulted in the Raspberry Pi, wanted to create a new computer and also market it under the BBC Micro name, but Acorn own the rights to that name through 2011.<ref name="rpi_bbcsucc">{{cite web|title=Raspberry Pi &bull; View topic - Raspberry Pi as the successor of BBC Micro |url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5118 |date=22 April 2012|accessdate=September 4, 2016|publisher=raspberrypi.org |quote=The Foundation trustees tried very hard to get an agreement to use the BBC Micro name, right up to May 2011. /../ Eben touched on the subject a bit during his speech at the Beeb@30 celebration at the beginning of the month: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/970 starting at time index 11:30}}</ref>  So, the project picked a different name, Raspberry Pi.

In 2006, early concepts of the Raspberry Pi were based on the [[Atmel]] [[ATmega]]644 microcontroller, which had publicly available schematics.<ref name="ubergizmo build your own">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/build-raspberry-pi-minicomputer/ |title=Build your own prototype Raspberry Pi minicomputer |publisher=ubergizmo |date=24 October 2011 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Wong, George}}</ref> Foundation [[trustee]] [[Eben Upton]] assembled a group of teachers and computer enthusiasts to devise a new computer to inspire a new generation of students.<ref name="guardian reboot computing">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/09/raspberry-pi-computer-revolutionise-computing-schools?newsfeed=true |title=Raspberry Pi device will 'reboot computing in schools' |work=The Guardian  |date=9 January 2012 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Moorhead, Joanna |location=London}}</ref>  Pi's model A, model B and model B+ are references to the original models of the British educational [[BBC Micro]] computer, developed by [[Acorn Computers]].<ref name="raspberrypi model names">{{cite web |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/page3.html |title=Psst, kid... Wanna learn how to hack? |publisher=The Register |date=28 November 2011 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Williams, Chris}}</ref>  The first model was released in February 2012.  In May 2014, the three millionth Pi shipped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-at-buckingham-palace-3-million-sold/ |title=RASPBERRY PI AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 3 MILLION SOLD |accessdate=September 4,2016}}</ref>

In 2006, early concepts of the Raspberry Pi were based on the [[Atmel]] [[ATmega]]644 microcontroller, which had publicly available schematics.<ref name="ubergizmo build your own">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/build-raspberry-pi-minicomputer/ |title=Build your own prototype Raspberry Pi minicomputer |publisher=ubergizmo |date=24 October 2011 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Wong, George}}</ref> Foundation [[trustee]] [[Eben Upton]] assembled a group of teachers and computer enthusiasts to devise a new computer to inspire a new generation of students.<ref name="guardian reboot computing">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/09/raspberry-pi-computer-revolutionise-computing-schools?newsfeed=true |title=Raspberry Pi device will 'reboot computing in schools' |work=The Guardian  |date=9 January 2012 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Moorhead, Joanna |location=London}}</ref>  Pi's model A, model B and model B+ are references to the original models of the British educational [[BBC Micro]] computer, developed by [[Acorn Computers]].<ref name="raspberrypi model names">{{cite web |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/page3.html |title=Psst, kid... Wanna learn how to hack? |publisher=The Register |date=28 November 2011 |accessdate=September 4, 2016 |author=Williams, Chris}}</ref>  The first model was released in February 2012.  In May 2014, the three millionth Pi shipped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-at-buckingham-palace-3-million-sold/ |title=RASPBERRY PI AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 3 MILLION SOLD |accessdate=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

==Software==

==Software==

The Foundation provides [[Raspbian]], a Debian based [[linux distribution]] for download, as well as third party [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], [[Windows 10 IoT Core|Windows 10 IOT Core]], [[RISC OS]], and specialised [[OpenELEC|media center]] distributions.<ref name="raspberrypi downloads">{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads|title=Raspberry Pi downloads|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=Sept 4, 2016}}</ref> It promotes [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Scratch (programming language)|Scratch]] as the main programming language, with support for many other languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/|title=Usage - Raspberry Pi Documentation|website=www.raspberrypi.org|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

The Foundation provides [[Raspbian]], a Debian-based [[linux distribution]] for download, as well as third party [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], [[Windows 10 IoT Core|Windows 10 IOT Core]], [[RISC OS]], and specialised [[OpenELEC|media center]] distributions.<ref name="raspberrypi downloads">{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads|title=Raspberry Pi downloads|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=Sept 4, 2016}}</ref> It promotes [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Scratch (programming language)|Scratch]] as the main programming language, with support for many other languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/|title=Usage - Raspberry Pi Documentation|website=www.raspberrypi.org|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

==Hardware and accessories==

==Hardware and accessories==

The board contains USB and HDMI ports that will allow connection to keyboard and monitors. Raspberry Pi also sells a camera and expansion boards.

The board contains USB and HDMI ports that will allow connection to keyboard and monitors. Raspberry Pi also sells a camera and expansion boards.