Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? $25.
The hardware being offered is no slouch either. It uses a 700MHz ARM11 processor coupled with 128MB of RAM and runs OpenGL ES 2.0 allowing for decent graphics performance with 1080p output confirmed. Storage is catered for by an SD card slot. It also looks as though modules can be attached such as the 12MP camera seen in the image above.
游戏开发者 David Braben 弄出来的这种名为Raspberry Pi (覆盆子 π)的电脑,虽然价格便宜,体积也只有一个U盘那么大,但是它简约而不简单,麻雀虽小五脏俱全:
处理器使用700MHz ARM11处理器,内存128MB
利用OpenGL ES 2.0进行图像处理,能够通过HDMI接口,输出解析度为1080P (1920×1080)的图像
另外还有扩展储存卡槽,可以通过插卡的方式扩充电脑的储存空间
能安装摄像头
这电脑上安装的操作系统当然不可能是瘟到死了,Linux才是适合它的菜。
如果这种大家都能买得起的电脑真进入大规模生产了,将会对电脑知识教育产生巨大的推进作用。总之,人人都用得起电脑的时代真的已经不远了!