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The Raspberry Pi 400 is basically this. https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/ https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/
by jarvist 5y ago
The Raspberry Pi 400 is basically this.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/ https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/
- zozbot234 5y agoIt's a very interesting device in a very Spectrum-like form factor. It also has its limitations, much like the Spectrum itself - you're not going to code comfortably in resource-intensive languages with it.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoThen don't! Bloat is the moat were stuck in. An unsustainable sin, a cognitive load, too heavy to comprehend, a house of cards, the opposite of smarts.
- jacquesm 5y agoThat's a feature.
- Chris_Newton 5y agoThe 400 isn’t quite what I had in mind. I was thinking more of a device usable even by the under-10 group, with a simpler and more robust physical design and, crucially, the kind of instant-on, guided programming environment the early home “PCs” had. With early Sinclair systems, each key on the keyboard would act like modern auto-complete: you would start typing and keywords would appear almost magically. On the BBC Micro, you powered on and heard the trademark beeeeep-beep and were instantly presented with a prompt where you could start typing a program or other commands. Everything in those systems was geared towards immediate responses and inviting you to start programming them straight away.
- MrGilbert 5y agoI think I know what you are after - I wonder how much a TI-Nspire CX II-T could fill the gap, allowing for on-device python programming since 2020. OTH... Taking a RPI400, and build a stripped-down linux system which resembles Sinclair BASIC could prove to be a fun exercise. Edit: I just realized how expensive the ZX81 was here in Germany back in 1981 - it'd set you back 450€ by todays value.