CHAPTER 1Introduction to the Raspberry Pi
THIS BOOK WILL INTRODUCE you to the Raspberry Pi and provide 12 projects that will lead you through some simple, fundamental operations up to some fairly complex ones. The Raspberry Pi, despite its small size, is a fully functional computer capable of running a full-fledged Linux operating system. It is also the most inexpensive computer with this level of functionality that is presently available to the public.
The Raspberry Pi is a small board measuring 56 by 85 mm, about the size of a standard credit card. Nonetheless, it contains some very impressive functionality, as you will discover later in this chapter. This new board is shown in Fig. 1–1.
Figure 1–1 The Raspberry Pi, a small Linux computer. ...
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