I wonder why people treat it like an Ancient Egyptian cat?

antifa_ceo 50 points 9 days ago

When Raspis first came out they were genuinely a massive innovation in having small computers people could learn on or build hobby projects from very cheaply.

Over the years this has changed as they have gotten expensive to the point of being out of this price range these days. There are cheaper alternatives.

I still think they are pretty cool pieces of technology for what they are but probably more niche than they used to be now.

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HuntressHimbo 4 points 9 days ago

Maybe? Idk, didn't the BeagleBone boards already exist? It definitely made an impact and got more people into it, but I can see how hobbyists might think they didnt add all that much

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antifa_ceo 6 points 9 days ago

Personally I got into hobby electronics and self hosting stuff when I got my first raspi in high school. My first server where I learned so much was a raspi!

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PetteriPano 6 points 8 days ago

They existed at 4x the price.

I think raspberry pi really shone on the software side of things. ARM boards often tend to be a bit of ship-and-forget. RaspberryPi OS still supports the OG 14 years later, while most other distros have left 32 bit support in the dust.

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