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raspberry pi didn't really have a new processor though. The original had an ARM11 core (designed and verified by ARM) that was almost a decade old when the rasp
by rrss 7y ago
raspberry pi didn't really have a new processor though. The original had an ARM11 core (designed and verified by ARM) that was almost a decade old when the raspberry pi launched.
- ozim 7y agoThey also leveraged existing Linux drivers and other hardware that was available to integrate without big problems. Spawning new ecosystem is not about making something completely from scratch like processor. One have to align a lot of stars in the sky to make that happen. They had a specific goal and niche where they planted the seed for RPi.