Genesis
On 29 February last, the world awoke to the exciting news that the Raspberry Pi Foundation was releasing its much anticipated $25 computer for sale through distributors Element14 and RS Components, so at 6 a.m. both distributors sites were bombarded by enthusiastic nerds, geeks and technophiles who were hoping to become early adopters of a groundbreaking technology.
So, what is there Raspberry Pi? It's a computer Jim, but not as we know it! Exciting how? Well, let's go back a step further:
The genesis for the Raspberry Pi project is the identification of a shortage of software engineers and the need to stimulate an interest in programming in school children to address an supposed impending crisis.
Image credit: Farnell
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a registered UK charity which has developed and designed the board to be as cheap as possible. In keeping with the low cost approach, the open source community has developed a couple of Linux kernel-based operating systems which can allow the user to use a GUI, or the option to stick with command line.
Where is this blog going?
That depends on what I decide to do with my Raspberry Pi, although one immediate project I would like to try is a computer vision application using OpenCV. The success or otherwise of that project will depend on the hardware capabilities.
More to follow, once I get my hands on the RPi...
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