27 May
2016
27 May
'16
4:18 p.m.
On May 27, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon at orthanc.ca> wrote:
There are lots of Pi-based kits out there created for
this very purpose. E.g.:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=20410
Points to multiple links on the ?Gertboard? accessory. That adds lots of input/output
control and an Atmel controller to the Raspberry Pi. If you are going to get more (modern)
hardware, I second this recommendation as well. If your 8-year-old wants to flash lights
or control a robot or something, this may be pretty appealing.
The Raspberry Pi can also run (and has available, for free) an early version of Minecraft
and a pretty recent version of Mathematica, so it has a lot of potential ? but it has a
lot of potential to get distracted from what I think you are aiming for.