Am 17.04.2013 22:16, schrieb Gregory Maxwell:
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Netzblockierer
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> The Raspberry Pi is a computer.
> People who believe this are frequently disappointed. "RPI is a
> micro-controller that can run linux" is a more reasonable expectation
> in many ways.
Well... For moste people, that have little understanding of Computers,
their definition of Computers is limited to x86 (-64) architecture. Or
in other words: Anything that can run Windows...
In the main definition, the computer is a programmable calculator. So
even the Babbage' calculator does fit in...
I call the RasperryPi a computer, as it has certrain features of a
personal computer:
* You can use standardized HID's (USB Mouse/Keybouard)
* Graphical user interface (even a console with ncurses may be so...)
* an easy deployable/predeployable operating system, that works
* standardtized I/O (USB, LAN)
* A/V outputs (RCA, Stereo, HDMI)
or in other words, it can also handle regular ''office workflow'' and
multimedia playback...
For a microcontroller, it seems not to be so specific... I mean, a
microcontroller usually needs code to be assembled for its specific
architecture... And a DSP does only handle digital I/O in general...
The Raspberry Pi can, in difference to microcontrollers, be set up and
installed w/o a computer during the process. Only the OS has to be
installed on the SD card, which is similar to cloning an OS of regular
PC's... Usually, a microcontroller needs some kind of code to be
uploaded before first use, and is dependent on debugging-hardware
(sometimes, it is included...)
Greetings,
Netzblockierer
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