On 01/06/2014 12:31 PM, Anton Aylward wrote:
Billie Walsh said the following on 01/06/2014 12:52 PM:
I'm no expert, but I would venture a guess that the Raspberry Pi is so popular for two reasons
1) it's cute and a fad right now.
+1 "A Media Darling"
2) it's small size and easy adaptability make it very functional for adding computer controls to a variety of devices.
As if no-one has ever heard of the Arduino board. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino http://arduino.cc/ Better documented and better supported than the Pi Search for the books and add-ons
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=arduino
And if you like robotics http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Drive-Arduino-Robot-Platform/dp/B007JZ2ICW/ref=sr_1_83?ie=UTF8&qid=1389032552&sr=8-83
The Arduino is very popular with RC modelers and for quadracopters - read "drones" http://www.amazon.com/Kootek%C2%AE-Arduino-MPU-6050-gyroscope-accelerometer/dp/B008BOPN40/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1389032343&sr=8-29
Yes you could apart/hack these to use with the Pi, but the point is that they are 'native' to the Arduino and it was there first.
Raspberry Pi is definitely a cuter name that Arduino. *<]:oD -- A cat is a puzzle with no solution. Cats are tiny little women in fur coats. When you get all full of yourself try giving orders to a cat. _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org