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Raspberry Pi's latest computer so cheap it comes free with magazine (or $5) [View all]
The latest version of British computer Raspberry Pi has become the first computer to be given away free with a magazine.
The Pi Zero is a fully fledged computer which measures just 6.5cm by 3cm. Made in Wales, it sells for just £4 in the UK and $5 in the US. Raspberry Pi is also giving the device away for free with the purchase of its £5.99 monthly magazine, MagPi.
Like all computers made by Raspberry Pi, the machine runs Raspbian, a version of the Linux operating system built for the devices. It ships with a 1GHz processor and 512Mb of memory (the same amount that was included in the iPad 2 in 2011, and equivalent to a desktop computer in the early 2000s), and can run apps built for the operating system, such as coding tool Scratch and the game Minecraft.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/26/raspberry-pi-zero-computer-cheap-free-magazine-magpi
The Pi Zero is a fully fledged computer which measures just 6.5cm by 3cm. Made in Wales, it sells for just £4 in the UK and $5 in the US. Raspberry Pi is also giving the device away for free with the purchase of its £5.99 monthly magazine, MagPi.
Like all computers made by Raspberry Pi, the machine runs Raspbian, a version of the Linux operating system built for the devices. It ships with a 1GHz processor and 512Mb of memory (the same amount that was included in the iPad 2 in 2011, and equivalent to a desktop computer in the early 2000s), and can run apps built for the operating system, such as coding tool Scratch and the game Minecraft.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/26/raspberry-pi-zero-computer-cheap-free-magazine-magpi
More: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/26/raspberry-pi-zero-launch
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