1/Getting Up
and Running
A few words arise over and over when people
talk about the Raspberry Pi: small, cheap,
hackable, education-oriented. However, it
would be a mistake to describe it as
plug-
and-play
, even though it is easy enough to
plug the Pi into a TV set and get something
to appear on the screen. The bottom line
is that the Raspberry Pi is not a consumer
device, and depending on what you intend
to do with it, you’ll need to make a number
of decisions about peripherals and software
when getting up and running.
Of course, the first step is to actually acquire a Raspberry Pi. Chanc-
es are you have one by now, but if not, the Raspberry Pi is avail-
able from a huge selection of vendors online, including Maker Shed
(makershed. ...