> > > Hi,
> > > Can anyone explain to me what is so special with Raspberry Pi?
> > > Only price?
> > >
> > It's a system with enough resources to run a proper linux distro (no ne=
ed
> for
> > crippled distros like openwrt) and yet with a pricetag low enough that =
I can
> build
> > it into a hobby project without worrying about the cost.
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> But has also been designed so that it is the modern equivalent of the ear=
ly
> micro systems running Basic, in that it is designed for school children w=
ith
> no programming experience to be able to do programming things using the s=
imple
> on-board tools - that is the original target market.
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And has it catched on for this use? Are there school children actually usin=
g it=20
yet? Specifically in the third world as I think was one of the target area.

/Ruben

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