So where did the time go? Ten years of projects built with everybody’s favourite credit card-sized SBC (single board computer), the Raspberry Pi…
At launch I can remember attempting to order the Model B on RS & Farnell websites (when they eventually came back up after the initial overload) – I think the first order I managed to successfully place was exactly 10 years ago on 03/03/2012. Checking notes I made back in 2012 it seems in May/June/July lead times were being quoted up to 10 weeks such was the demand.
It’s interesting to consider what might explain the success of the Pi – two things mainly: the huge community that’s evolved over those ten years to offer advice & support and the Raspberry Pi foundation’s attention to software compatibility (e.g. the latest Rasbian/ Raspberry Pi OS will still run on the original hardware from 2012!) which makes using the Pi almost frictionless 😉
In no particular order, a selection of things I’ve built with Raspberry Pi:
- VOIP PBX & GSM gateway
- Home Temperature & Energy Use monitor
- Stratum1 NTP server
- Cassette Deck remote control
- Old CMOS ROM reader
- USB audio streamer
- Car journey GNSS data/track logger
- Volumio audio player
- FM transmitter
- Psion MC400 connectivity module
- VPN server
- pi-hole
- Tiny Cyber Deck
(trigger/content warning: DUST, DUST and more DUST)
No dust in this video 😉
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