26 Feb
2013
26 Feb
'13
2:44 p.m.
On 02/26/2013 02:24 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
If you are prepeared to use a microprocessor, then get
a BBC micro. I've
yet to se a better educational machine. Seriously.
Yes, they are pretty flexible (and reasonably hard to kill!). The 380Z
wasn't bad either, although not quite in the same league. I'm not sure
what a good equivalent this side of the Pond would be - maybe an Apple II
as long as it came with a few useful cards?
But I do wonder jhsut who the Rpi is aimed at. Given
that you need a PC
and its peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) to use the Rpi, I wonder
if it wouldn't be simpler jsut to install a free C compiler on said PC,
at least to learn programming.
Absolutely. I suspect for many people it appeals because it's a cheap
computer, and they don't really have a particular use in mind for it (so it
doesn't matter that it's rather middle-ground for so many situations).
cheers
Jules