I am the owner of a Raspberry Pi. It was pre-ordered from Farnell UK at the start of April 2012 and arrived at the end of June came with an exclusive element 14 T-Shirt. Let’s hope the Rpi lasts longer than the T-Shirt!
I removed the Rpi from the cardboard sleeve and static proof envelope, gave it a stroke and then put it back to bed while I accumulated the rest of the peripherals to turn it from a circuit board into a computer.
First item on the list was a case for the Rpi to live in. The obvious choice was a custom Lego case designed by a 12 year old girl Scout who goes by the name of Biz. The design plans are public domain but if you order the parts via The Daily Brick then they will make a donation to Biz in the form of Lego. The kit arrived the middle of July and the Rpi moved into it’s new home.
The next items to be acquired were to enable the Rpi to communicate with the outside world. I purchased a basic bundle from eBay (Trending UK) including a 16gb SD card with Debian Squeeze pre-loaded, power supply, HDMI cable, ethernet cable. I also bought a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse (K260), a HDMI to DVI cable, and a Zyxel Wireless USB network adaptor via Amazon, all of these were listed as known to work with the Rpi.
I stuck all the bits into all the ports, connected up a screen with built in speakers, plugged in the power and the Rpi came alive. I logged in with user Pi and password Raspberry and the Rpi blinked at me like an expectant dog wanting to play.
Except that was it, I had used up all my knowledge, what next?
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