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Google Maps

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This article is about the mapping service. For the smartphone application, see Google Maps (application).
Google Maps
Google logo
Google maps screenshot.png
Screenshot of the new Google Maps.
Type Web mapping
Key people Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen
(Inventor & Co-Founder)
Lars Rasmussen (Co-Founder)
Owner Google
Website maps.google.com, maps.google.com/preview
Registration Optional, included with a Google Account
Available in Multilingual
Launched February 8, 2005; 9 years ago
Current status Active
Google Maps is a desktop and mobile web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, offering satellite imagery, street maps, and Street View perspectives, as well as functions such as a route planner for traveling by foot, car, bicycle (beta test), or with public transportation. Also supported are maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API,[1] and a locator for urban businesses and other organizations in numerous countries around the world. Google Maps satellite images are not updated in real time; however, Google adds data to their Primary Database on a regular basis, and most of the images are no more than 3 years old.[2]
The opt-in redesigned version of the desktop application has been available since 2013, alongside the "classic" (pre-2013) version. The redesigned version was met by user criticism regarding slowness,[3] hiding some common functions, removing a scale bar, and lack of other features that include My Places and sharable customized links to parametrized split Street View and Map views.[4] It is possible to switch back to the old version.[5]
Google Maps uses a close variant of the Mercator projection, and therefore cannot accurately show areas around the poles. A related product is Google Earth, a stand-alone program which offers more globe-viewing features, including showing polar areas.
Google Maps for mobile is the world's most popular app for smartphones, with over 54% of global smartphone owners using it at least once during the month of August 2013.[6]
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Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
Logo Google 2013 Official.svg
Google Docs - example document.png
An example of a document in Google Docs
Developer(s) Google Inc.
Written in JavaScript
Operating system Web, Chrome, Android, iOS
Available in 53 languages[1]
Type
Website www.google.com/docs/about
www.google.com/sheets/about
www.google.com/slides/about
Google Docs, Sheets and Slides are a free, web-based word processor, a spreadsheet program, and a presentation program respectively, all part of an office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. It was formerly a storage service as well, but has since been replaced by Google Drive.[2] It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating with other users live. The three apps are available as web applications, as Chrome apps that work offline, and as mobile apps for Android and iOS.[note 1] The apps are compatible with Microsoft Office file formats. The suite also consists of Google Forms, Google Drawings and Google Tables (beta). While Forms and Tables are only available as web applications, Drawings is also available as a Chrome app.
The suite is tightly integrated with Google Drive. All files created with the apps are by default saved to Google Drive. It combines the features of Writely and Google Spreadsheets, along with a presentation program incorporating technology designed by Tonic Systems.
Data storage of files was introduced on January 12, 2010, with 1 GB of free space. On April 24, 2012, Google launched Google Drive which supplants Google Docs. Google Drive incorporates the Google Docs suite into itself alongside providing improved storage functionality.[3]
While Google Docs has been criticised for traditionally lacking the functionality of Microsoft Office, it has received praise for its simplicity, ease of collaboration and frequent product updates. The Next Web has described Google Docs as a "pretty robust set of free tools that are improving every month".[4]

History

Writely's beta logo
Google Docs originated from two separate products, Writely and Google Spreadsheets.
Writely was a web-based word processor created by the software company Upstartle and launched in August 2005.[5] It began as an experiment by programmers Sam Schillace, Steve Newman and Claudia Carpenter, trying out the then new Ajax technology and the "content editable" function in browsers.[6] Writely's original features included a collaborative text editing suite and access controls.[citation needed] Menus, keyboard shortcuts, and dialog boxes are similar to what users may expect in a desktop word processor such as Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer.
Google Spreadsheets, first launched as a limited test on Google Labs on June 6, 2006,[7] originated from the product XL2Web by 2Web Technologies, which was acquired by Google in June 2005.
On March 9, 2006, Google announced that it had acquired Upstartle.[8] At the time of acquisition, Upstartle had four employees.[9] Writely closed registration to its service until the move to Google servers was complete.[8] In August 2006, Writely sent account invitations to everyone who had requested to be placed on a waiting list, and then became publicly available on August 23. Writely continued to maintain its own user system until September 19, 2006, when it was integrated with Google Accounts.[10]
Writely originally ran on Microsoft ASP.NET technology which uses Microsoft Windows. Since July 2006, Writely servers appear to be running a Linux-based operating system.[11]
Meanwhile, Google developed Google Spreadsheets using the technology it had acquired from 2Web Technologies in 2005 and launched Google Labs Spreadsheets[7][12] on June 6, 2006, as the first public component of what would eventually become Google Docs. It was initially made available to only a limited number of users, on a first-come, first-served basis. The limited test was later replaced with a beta version available to all Google Account holders, around the same time as a press release was issued.[13]
In February 2007, Google Docs was made available to Google Apps users.
In June 2007, Google changed the front page to include folders instead of labels, organized in a side bar.[citation needed]
On September 17, 2007, Google released a presentation program for Google Docs, which originated from the company's acquisition of Tonic Systems on April 17, 2007.[14][15]
On July 6, 2009, Google announced on its official blog that Google Docs, along with other Google Apps, would be taken out of beta.[16]
On January 12, 2010, Google announced on its official blog that Google Docs would allow storage of any file type, with 1 GB of free space and $0.25/GB for additional storage.[17]
On January 29, 2010, Google announced that support for Internet Explorer 6 would end on March 1.[18]
On March 7, 2010, DocVerse, an online document collaboration company, was acquired by Google.[19] It allows multiple user online collaboration on Microsoft Office compatible document formats such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.[20] Improvements based on DocVerse were announced and deployed in April 2010.[21]
On April 12, 2010, Google launched a standalone drawings editor into the Google Docs suite.[22]
In June 2010, it was reported that access to Google Docs had been blocked in Turkey.[23] A Google employee confirmed the problem saying that it "appear[ed] to be linked to the ongoing ban on YouTube."[24]
On January 31, 2011, Google began to test a new homepage for docs.google.com. This shows users all of the files, documents or not without having to go to multiple places.[25]
As of September 29, 2011, Google Docs supported offline viewing through an opt-in beta HTML 5 web app.[26]
On 26 April 2012, Google launched Google Drive, which supplants Google Docs. It combines all of the Docs features with improved storage functionality.[27] This also incorporates the Google Docs service into Google Drive. Google Docs' URL now redirects to Google Drive.
On 15 May 2012, a research tool was introduced in Google Docs.[28]
In June 2012, Google announced that it had acquired Quickoffice, a leader in office productivity solutions.[29]
On 28 June 2012, offline editing was made available to Google Docs on Chrome and Chrome OS. The capability was announced at Google I/O by Clay Bavor, director of product management for Google Apps. Bavor stated that the company was also working on offline support for spreadsheets and presentations.[30]
In October 2012, following the launch of Google Drive, Google Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations were renamed Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, respectively. At the same time, Chrome apps were released which provided shortcuts to the services on Chrome's new tab page.[31]
On 23 January 2013, offline support was extended to Google Slides.[32]
On 11 December 2013, Google released a new version of Google Sheets on the Chrome Web Store that added offline support and removed most of the spreadsheet size restrictions, among other improvements.[33]
On 11 March 2014, Google introduced add-ons for Google Docs and Google Sheets.[34]
On 30 April 2014, Google announced standalone mobile apps for Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides on Android and iOS. While Docs and Sheets were made available on both platforms immediately, Slides was announced to be "coming soon".[35]
On 25 June 2014 at the Google I/O, Google Slides was released for Android, while the iOS version was announced to be released over the "coming weeks". At the same time, a new collaborative feature called 'Suggested Edits' was introduced. A new Chrome extension called 'Office Editing for Docs, Sheets and Slides' was also introduced.[36]
Towards the end of July 2014, Google launched individual home screens for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on the web. The interfaces incorporate Google's new Material Design language with a simplified menu and extensive use of colours, and is similar to the interface on the mobile apps. Users can still access all of their files collectively through Google Drive.[37]
Finally at the end of August 2014 Google Docs was updated again adding new functions, features including new titles and performance improvements.


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Raspberry Pi

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"RPi" redirects here. For other uses, see RPI.
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi Logo.svg
Raspberry Pi B+ top.jpg
Raspberry Pi computer Model B+
Developer Raspberry Pi Foundation
Type Single-board computer
Release date February 2012
Introductory price US$25 (model A) and US$35 (model B, B+)
Operating system Linux (Raspbian, Debian GNU/Linux, OpenELEC, Fedora, Arch Linux ARM, Gentoo), RISC OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Plan 9, Inferno, Openwrt
Power 2.5 W (model A), 3.5 W (model B) 3.0 W (model B+)
CPU ARM1176JZF-S (ARMv6k) 700 MHz[1]
Memory 256 MB[2] (Model A)
256 MB (Model B rev 1)
512 MB (Model B rev 2, B+)[3]
Storage SD card slot
SD or SDHC card (Model A and B), MicroSD card (Model B+)
Graphics Broadcom VideoCore IV[1]
Website www.raspberrypi.org
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic computer science in schools.[4][5][6]
The Raspberry Pi is manufactured in three board configurations through licensed manufacturing deals with Newark element14 (Premier Farnell), RS Components and Egoman. These companies sell the Raspberry Pi online.[7] Egoman produces a version for distribution solely in China and Taiwan, which can be distinguished from other Pis by their red coloring and lack of FCC/CE marks. The hardware is the same across all manufacturers.
In 2014 the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched the Compute Module, which packaged a Raspberry Pi Model B into a SODIMM 200-pin module. This was to encourage its use in embedded systems.[8]
The Raspberry Pi has a Broadcom BCM2835 system on a chip (SoC),[1] which includes an ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor, VideoCore IV GPU,[9] and was originally shipped with 256 megabytes of RAM, later upgraded (Model B & Model B+) to 512 MB.[2][10] It does not include a built-in hard disk or solid-state drive, but it uses an SD card for booting and persistent storage, with the Model B+ using a MicroSD.[11]
The Foundation provides Debian and Arch Linux ARM distributions for download.[12] Tools are available for Python as the main programming language, with support for BBC BASIC[13] (via the RISC OS image or the Brandy Basic clone for Linux),[14] C, C++, Java,[15] Perl and Ruby.[16]
As of February 2014, about 2.5 million boards had been sold.[17]

Hardware


Location on the PCB of connectors and major ICs of original Raspberry PI B

Block diagram of the Model-A, B and B+; in a Model-A the lowest two blocks and the rightmost block are missing (note that these three blocks are in a chip that actually contains a three-port USB hub, with a USB Ethernet adapter connected to one of its ports). In the Model-A the USB port is connected directly to the SoC. On the model B+ the chip contains a five point hub, with four USB ports fed out, instead of the two of the B.

Processor

Level 2 cache is 128 KB, used primarily by the GPU, not the CPU.
The Broadcom SoC used in the Raspberry Pi is equivalent to a chip used in an old smartphone (Android or iPhone). While operating at 700 MHz by default, the Raspberry Pi provides a real world performance roughly equivalent to the 0.041 GFLOPS.[18][19] On the CPU level the performance is similar to a 300 MHz Pentium II of 1997-1999. The GPU provides 1 Gpixel/s or 1.5 Gtexel/s of graphics processing or 24 GFLOPS of general purpose computing performance. The graphics capabilities of the Raspberry Pi are roughly equivalent to the level of performance of the Xbox of 2001. The Raspberry Pi chip, operating at 700 MHz by default, will not become hot enough to need a heatsink or special cooling. The SoC is stacked underneath the RAM chip, so only its edge is visible.
The LINPACK single node compute benchmark results in a mean single precision performance of 0.065 GFLOPS and a mean double precision performance of 0.041 GFLOPS for one Raspberry Pi Model-B board.[20] A cluster of 64 Raspberry Pi Model-B computers, labeled "Iridis-pi", achieved a LINPACK HPL suite result of 1.14 GFLOPS (n=10240) at 216 watts for c. US$4,000.[20]

Overclocking

Most Raspberry Pi devices can be overclocked to 800 MHz and some even higher to 1000 MHz. In the Raspbian Linux distro the overclocking options on boot can be done by a software command running "sudo raspi-config" without voiding the warranty, see note 9 below. In those cases the PI automatically shuttles the over clocking down in case the chip reaches 85 °C (185 °F), but it is possible to overrule automatic over voltage and over clocking settings (voiding the warranty). In that case one can try putting an appropriately sized heatsink on it to keep the chip from heating up far above 85 °C.
Newer versions of the firmware contain the option to choose between five overclock ("turbo") presets that when turned on try to get the most performance out of the SoC without impairing the lifetime of the Pi. This is done by monitoring the core temperature of the chip, and the CPU load, and dynamically adjusting clock speeds and the core voltage. When the demand is low on the CPU, or it is running too hot, the performance is throttled, but if the CPU has much to do, and the chip's temperature is acceptable, performance is temporarily increased, with clock speeds of up to 1 GHz, depending on the individual board, and on which of the turbo settings is used. The five settings are:
  • None; 700 MHz ARM, 250 MHz core, 400 MHz SDRAM, 0 overvolt,
  • Modest; 800 MHz ARM, 250 MHz core, 400 MHz SDRAM, 0 overvolt,
  • Medium; 900 MHz ARM, 250 MHz core, 450 MHz SDRAM, 2 overvolt,
  • High; 950 MHz ARM, 250 MHz core, 450 MHz SDRAM, 6 overvolt,
  • Turbo; 1000 MHz ARM, 500 MHz core, 600 MHz SDRAM, 6 overvolt.[21][22]
In the highest (turbo) preset the SDRAM clock was originally 500 MHz, but this was later changed to 600 MHz because 500 MHz sometimes causes SD card corruption. Simultaneously in high mode the core clock speed was lowered from 450 to 250 MHz, and in medium mode from 333 to 250 MHz.

RAM

On the older beta model B boards, 128 MB was allocated by default to the GPU, leaving 128 MB for the CPU.[23] On the first 256 MB release model B (and Model A), three different splits were possible. The default split was 192 MB (CPU RAM), which should be sufficient for standalone 1080p video decoding, or for simple 3D, but probably not for both together. 224 MB was for Linux only, with just a 1080p framebuffer, and was likely to fail for any video or 3D. 128 MB was for heavy 3D, possibly also with video decoding (e.g. XBMC).[24] Comparatively the Nokia 701 uses 128 MB for the Broadcom VideoCore IV.[25] For the new model B with 512 MB RAM initially there were new standard memory split files released( arm256_start.elf, arm384_start.elf, arm496_start.elf) for 256 MB, 384 MB and 496 MB CPU RAM (and 256 MB, 128 MB and 16 MB video RAM). But a week or so later the RPF released a new version of start.elf that could read a new entry in config.txt (gpu_mem=xx) and could dynamically assign an amount of RAM (from 16 to 256 MB in 8 MB steps) to the GPU, so the older method of memory splits became obsolete, and a single start.elf worked the same for 256 and 512 MB Pis.[26]

Networking

Though the Model A does not have an 8P8C ("RJ45") Ethernet port, it can connect to a network by using an external user-supplied USB Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter. On the model B the Ethernet port is provided by a built-in USB Ethernet adapter.

Peripherals

Generic USB keyboards and mice are compatible with the Raspberry Pi.[11]

Video

The video controller is capable of the following video resolutions: 640 × 350 EGA; 640 × 480 VGA; 800 × 600 SVGA; 1024 × 768 XGA; 1280×720 720p HDTV; 1280 × 768 WXGA Variant; 1280 × 800 WXGA Variant; 1280 × 1024 SXGA; 1366 × 768 WXGA Variant; 1400 × 1050 SXGA+; 1600 × 1200 UXGA; 1680 × 1050 WXGA+; 1920 × 1080 1080p HDTV; 1920 × 1200 WUXGA.[27] It can also generate 576i and 480i composite video signals for PAL-BGHID, PAL-M, PAL-N, NTSC and NTSC-J.[28]

Real-time Clock

The Raspberry Pi does not come with a real-time clock, which means it cannot keep track of the time of day while it is not running.
As alternatives, a program running on the Pi can get the time from a network time server or user input at boot time.
A real-time clock (such as the DS1307) with battery backup can be added via the I²C interface.

Specifications


 Model A Model B Model B+ Compute Module
Note: all interfaces are via 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM connector.
Target price: US$25 US$35[29][30] US$30 (in batches of 100)[31]
SoC: Broadcom BCM2835 (CPU, GPU, DSP, SDRAM, and single USB port)[1][31]
CPU: 700 MHz ARM1176JZF-S core (ARM11 family, ARMv6 instruction set)[1]
GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV @ 250 MHz[32][33]
OpenGL ES 2.0 (24 GFLOPS)
MPEG-2 and VC-1 (with license[34]), 1080p30 h.264/MPEG-4 AVC high-profile decoder and encoder[1]
Memory (SDRAM): 256 MB (shared with GPU) 512 MB (shared with GPU) as of 15 October 2012
USB 2.0 ports:[11] 1 (direct from BCM2835 chip) 2 (via the on-board 3-port USB hub)[35] 4 (via the on-board 5-port USB hub)[29][36] 1 (direct from BCM2835 chip)
Video input: 15-pin MIPI camera interface (CSI) connector, used with the Raspberry Pi Camera or Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera.[37] 2× MIPI camera interface (CSI)[31][38][39]
Video outputs: Composite video (PAL and NTSC) (in Models A and B, via RCA jack; in Model B+, via 3.5 mm TRRS jack shared with audio out), HDMI (rev 1.3 & 1.4),[40] MIPI display interface (DSI) for raw LCD panels[41][42] 14 HDMI resolutions from 640×350 to 1920×1200 plus various PAL and NTSC standards.[27] Composite video,[43][38] HDMI, 2× MIPI display interface (DSI)[31][39]
Audio outputs: analog audio via 3.5 mm phone jack, HDMI, and, as of revision 2 boards, I²S audio[44] (also potentially for audio input) analog audio, HDMI, I²S
Onboard storage:[11] SD / MMC / SDIO card slot (3.3 V with card power only) MicroSD[29] 4-GB eMMC flash memory chip;[31] may or may not support external SD cards with configuration changes
Onboard network:[11] None 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet (8P8C) USB adapter on the third/fifth port of the USB hub[35] None
Low-level peripherals: 8× GPIO,[45] plus the following, which can also be used as GPIO: UART, I²C bus, SPI bus with two chip selects, I²S audio[46] +3.3 V, +5 V, ground[32][47] 17× GPIO plus the same specific functions, and HAT ID bus 46× GPIO, some of which can be used for specific functions including I²C, SPI, UART, PCM, PWM[48]
Power ratings: 300 mA (1.5 W)[49] 700 mA (3.5 W) 600 mA (3.0 W)[29] similar to Model A
Power source: 5 V via MicroUSB or GPIO header 5 V
Size: 85.60 mm × 56 mm (3.370 in × 2.205 in) – not including protruding connectors 67.6 mm × 30 mm (2.66 in × 1.18 in)
Weight: 45 g (1.6 oz) 7 g (0.25 oz)[50]

Accessories

  • Camera – On 14 May 2013, the foundation and the distributors RS Components & Premier Farnell/Element 14 launched the Raspberry Pi camera board with a firmware update to accommodate it.[51] The camera board is shipped with a flexible flat cable that plugs into the CSI connector located between the Ethernet and HDMI ports. In Raspbian, one enables the system to use the camera board by the installing or upgrading to the latest version of the OS and then running Raspi-config and selecting the camera option. The cost of the camera module is 20 EUR in Europe (9 September 2013).[52] It can produce 1080p, 720p, 640x480p video. The footprint dimensions are 25 mm x 20 mm x 9 mm.[52]
  • Gertboard – A Raspberry Pi Foundation sanctioned device designed for educational purposes, and expands the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins to allow interface with and control of LEDs, switches, analog signals, sensors and other devices. It also includes an optional Arduino compatible controller to interface with the Pi.[53]
  • Infrared Camera – in October 2013, the foundation announced that they would begin producing a camera module without an infrared filter, called the Pi NoIR.[54]
  • HAT (Hardware Attached on Top) expansion boards – Together with the model B+, inspired by the Arduino shield boards, were devised by the Raspberry PI Foundation. Each HAT board carries a small EEPROM (typically a CAT24C32WI-GT3)[55] containing the relevant details of the board,[56] so that the Raspberry PI's OS is informed of the HAT, and the technical details of it, relevant to the OS using the HAT.[57] Mechanical details of a HAT board, that use the four mounting holes in their rectangular formation, are here: [1]. More info here: [2].

Software

Operating systems

The Raspberry Pi primarily uses Linux kernel-based operating systems (it is not possible to run Windows on the Raspberry Pi).[58] The ARM11 is based on version 6 of the ARM on which several popular versions of Linux no longer run (in current releases), including Ubuntu.[59] The install manager for Raspberry Pi is NOOBS. The OSs included with NOOBS are:
Other OSs

Driver APIs


Scheme of the implemented APIs: OpenMAX, OpenGL ES and OpenVG
Raspberry Pi can use a VideoCore IV GPU via a binary blob, which is loaded into the GPU at boot time from the SD-card, and additional software, that initially was closed source.[88] This part of the driver code was later released,[89] however much of the actual driver work is done using the closed source GPU code. Application software uses calls to closed source run-time libraries (OpenMax, OpenGL ES or OpenVG) which in turn calls an open source driver inside the Linux kernel, which then calls the closed source Videocore IV GPU driver code. The API of the kernel driver is specific for these closed libraries. Video applications use OpenMAX, 3D applications use OpenGL ES and 2D applications use OpenVG which both in turn use EGL. OpenMAX and EGL use the open source kernel driver in turn.[90]

Third party application software

  • Mathematica – Since 21 November 2013, Raspbian includes a full installation of this proprietary software for free.[91][92] As of 1 August 2014 the version is Mathematica 10.[93]
  • Minecraft – Released 11 February 2013; a version for the Raspberry Pi, in which you can modify the game world with code.[94]

Reception and use

Technology writer Glyn Moody described the project in May 2011 as a "potential BBC Micro 2.0", not by replacing PC compatible machines but by supplementing them.[95] In March 2012 Stephen Pritchard echoed the BBC Micro successor sentiment in ITPRO.[96] Alex Hope, co-author of the Next Gen report, is hopeful that the computer will engage children with the excitement of programming.[97] Co-author Ian Livingstone suggested that the BBC could be involved in building support for the device, possibly branding it as the BBC Nano.[66] Chris Williams, writing in The Register sees the inclusion of programming languages such as Kids Ruby, Scratch and BASIC as a "good start" to equip kids with the skills needed in the future – although it remains to be seen how effective their use will be.[98] The Centre for Computing History strongly supports the Raspberry Pi project, feeling that it could "usher in a new era".[99] Before release, the board was showcased by ARM's CEO Warren East at an event in Cambridge outlining Google's ideas to improve UK science and technology education.[100]
Harry Fairhead, however, suggests that more emphasis should be put on improving the educational software available on existing hardware, using tools such as Google App Inventor to return programming to schools, rather than adding new hardware choices.[101] Simon Rockman, writing in a ZDNet blog, was of the opinion that teens will have "better things to do", despite what happened in the 1980s.[102]
In October 2012, the Raspberry Pi won T3's Innovation of the Year award,[103] and futurist Mark Pesce cited a (borrowed) Raspberry Pi as the inspiration for his ambient device project MooresCloud.[104] In October 2012, the British Computer Society reacted to the announcement of enhanced specifications by stating, "it's definitely something we'll want to sink our teeth into."[105]

Community

The Raspberry Pi community was described by Jamie Ayre of FLOSS software company AdaCore as one of the most exciting parts of the project.[106] Community blogger Russell Davis said that the community strength allows the Foundation to concentrate on documentation and teaching.[106] The community is developing fanzines around the platform, such as The MagPi.[107] A series of community Raspberry Jam events have been held across the UK[108] and further afield,[109] led by Alan O'Donohoe,[108][110][111] principal teacher of ICT at Our Lady's High School, Preston,[111][112] and a teacher-led community from RaspberryJam has started building a crowdsourced scheme of work.[113]

Use in education

As of January 2012, enquiries about the board in the United Kingdom have been received from schools in both the state and private sectors, with around five times as much interest from the latter. It is hoped that businesses will sponsor purchases for less advantaged schools.[114] The CEO of Premier Farnell said that the government of a country in the Middle East has expressed interest in providing a board to every schoolgirl, in order to enhance her employment prospects.[115][116]
The Raspberry Pi Foundation and Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations launched a beta of the Cambridge GCSE Computing Online course or MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) based around the current GCSE Computing syllabus. The MOOC will consist of videos, animations and interactive tasks on every part of the curriculum presented by UK teachers. The beta is currently presented by Clive Beale who is the Head of Educational Development. All tasks will be supported by written materials and audio and text transcripts available for disabled students. The first MOOC will be linked to a formal GCSE qualification.[117]
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations also provide resources to use with a Raspberry Pi for teachers who would like to use the device in their lessons including Getting started, Singing Jelly Baby and other features about the Raspberry Pi.[118]

History


An early alpha-test board in operation using different layout from later beta and production boards
In 2006, early concepts of the Raspberry Pi were based on the Atmel ATmega644 microcontroller. Its schematics and PCB layout are publicly available.[119] Foundation trustee Eben Upton assembled a group of teachers, academics and computer enthusiasts to devise a computer to inspire children.[114] The computer is inspired by Acorn's BBC Micro of 1981.[120][121] Model A, Model B and Model B+ are references to the original models of the British educational BBC Micro computer, developed by Acorn Computers.[98] The first ARM prototype version of the computer was mounted in a package the same size as a USB memory stick.[122] It had a USB port on one end and an HDMI port on the other.
The Foundation's goal was to offer two versions, priced at US$25 and US$35. They started accepting orders for the higher priced model B on 29 February 2012,[123] and the lower cost model A on 4 February 2013.[124]

Pre-launch

  • July 2011 – Trustee Eben Upton publicly approached the RISC OS Open community in July 2011 to enquire about assistance with a port.[125] Adrian Lees at Broadcom has since worked on the port,[126][127] with his work being cited in a discussion regarding the graphics drivers.[128] This port is now included in NOOBS.
  • August 2011 – 50 alpha boards are manufactured. These boards were functionally identical to the planned model B,[129] but they were physically larger to accommodate debug headers. Demonstrations of the board showed it running the LXDE desktop on Debian, Quake 3 at 1080p,[130] and Full HD MPEG-4 video over HDMI.[131]
  • October 2011 – A version of RISC OS 5 was demonstrated in public, and following a year of development the port was released for general consumption in November 2012.[63][132][133][134]
  • December 2011 – Twenty-five model B Beta boards were assembled and tested[135] from one hundred unpopulated PCBs.[136] The component layout of the Beta boards was the same as on production boards. A single error was discovered in the board design where some pins on the CPU were not held high; it was fixed for the first production run.[137] The Beta boards were demonstrated booting Linux, playing a 1080p movie trailer and the Rightware Samurai OpenGL ES benchmark.[138]
  • Early 2012 – During the first week of the year, the first 10 boards were put up for auction on eBay.[139][140] One was bought anonymously and donated to the museum at The Centre for Computing History in Suffolk, England.[99][141] The ten boards (with a total retail price of £220) together raised over £16,000,[142] with the last to be auctioned, serial number No. 01, raising £3,500.[143] In advance of the anticipated launch at the end of February 2012, the Foundation's servers struggled to cope with the load placed by watchers repeatedly refreshing their browsers.[144]

Launch


Raspberry Pi Model A
19 February 2012 – The first proof of concept SD card image that could be loaded onto an SD card to produce a preliminary operating system is released. The image
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