Introducing the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a smart microcomputer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based company. It was the first company to successfully provide cheap ARM-based computers for educational purposes, focusing on educational use and use in developing countries. The intent of this company is to promote the teaching of computer science in schools. The company struggled in its early days, when the prices of their computers were high, but the founders--Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang, and Alan Mycroft--collaborated with Pete Loman, managing director of Norcott Technologies, to form the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
As of 2016, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has successfully sold over 10 million Raspberry Pis, making it the bestselling British computer to date. The Raspberry Pi has gone through several evolutions as well. The evolution of the Raspberry Pi can be seen here:
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
- Raspberry Pi Zero
- Raspberry Pi 2
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model...