NiKKoM said:
Alright, here we go... (check this out as well bananaking, might be useful for you!) does it come like that? It comes like that. It is, quite literally, that. It's roughly the same size as a credit card. You want to get an idea of size? That chrome box in the middle at the bottom of the Pi in the picture in the OP is a USB port, and nothing else. It's that small. or in a case? Well, you can buy cases for it called Crusts. I have a red one, just to protect it more than anything. Pretty nifty really! can you watch a video with it? surf on the net? It's a computer. Remember the USB port I was talking about? Next to it is an Ethernet port, so you can sorta get an idea about it really. Uses Linux as an OS, so you have their browser. But you can download Chrome, Firefox etc. for it if you'd like. Can't tell you about the speed because I haven't been online really, but I'm told it's pretty solid. how does it get power? From a plug? This time on the photo, look at the top right corner (near the cylinder), there's a tiny metallic slot sticking out. You get a mains power source for it, plug it in and away you go! There's no on-off switch, though. When you're done, you need to manually input the code to cease any programs to turn it off safely. A few other bits about it: -It comes with 512MB RAM -It boots from an SD card with Debian 'Squeeze'; the SD card also acts as the hard-drive. -You need a USB keyboard and mouse to use it. -It's mainly designed for schools, so plenty of inbuilt programs with it. You'll be using Python really, though you can have other programs on it. Just think of it as a real small computer which runs Linux and you're there. -It's dead cheap. You can get the Pi, a crust, all the leads, an SD card and a keyboard for around £60, or $75. It's certainly well worth a look. |
Got any more question lemme know and I'll try and help.
