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Three years ago something changed my life. It cost $35. It was the size of a credit card and didn’t look like much at all. What was this mystical thing? It was, of course, the little British computer that could: the Raspberry Pi.
Since the 29th of February 2012, a Pi-frenzy has whipped around the globe. Millions of people have found new passions for computer science, programming and electronics. The Cambridge-born, cheap PC has now sold over 5 million units: a far cry from the mere 10,000 the Foundation once dreamt of.
Now with the power of a quad-core processor, the Raspberry Pi continues to boom at an unprecedented rate; allowing education to flourish in every corner of the globe.
I thought that I would make a video to commemorate this historic landmark. I celebrated last year and I hope you’ll celebrate with me again this year! Check out 2014’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mdCy…
All of the video clips in this video are either my own or have been found on YouTube and other public video sharing sites – all of the content is in the public domain already and I am awfully sorry if I have missed out something that you would have liked to have seen.
I hope that you enjoy this video and here’s to all of the years to come! Last years video took around 10 hours to compile and edit – this one took over 30 (most of it was done in one sitting too!). I feel slightly mad.
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Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!