Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The Raspberry Pi was designed as an educational device and was inspired by the
success of the BBC Micro for teaching computer programming to a generation. The
Raspberry Pi Foundation set out to do the same in today's world, where you don't
need to know how to write software to use a computer. At the time of printing, the
Raspberry Pi Foundation had shipped over
2.5 million
units, and it is safe to say
that they have exceeded their expectations!
The Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a not-for-profit charity and was founded in 2006 by
Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang, and Alan Mycroft. The aim of this charity is to
promote the study of computer science to a generation that didn't grow up with the
BBC Micro or the Commodore 64.
They became concerned about the lack of devices that a hobbyist could use to learn
and experiment with. The home computer was often ruled out, as it was so expensive,
leaving the hobbyist and children with nothing to develop their skills with.
