Shagger Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: I'm not familiar with the Raspberry Pi. What is it? Is it like an external hard drive? Or is it something else? I'm curious. It appears @Kane99 has just jumped in there before me. It may be redundant now, but I'll post it anyway. The Raspberry Pi's are a line of single board computers that were first developed around 2012 to be an educational tools to aid in the education of computing and electronics in developing countries. The model shown here is the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B The idea is that teachers would used this small, but fully functional computer to tutor kids in basic programming. The design would also allow the kids to learn about the components such as the CPU and the RAM. Whilst it has served it's intended purpose and been very successful, the Raspberry Pi's low cost and versatility has also made it popular for robotics, weather monitoring and amongst technology hobbyist for loads of different applications. So to me, it makes perfect sense to have this drive a retro arcade cabinmate of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycrab Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: I'm not familiar with the Raspberry Pi. What is it? Is it like an external hard drive? Or is it something else? I'm curious. Like @Kane99 mentioned, the Raspberry Pi is essentially a miniature computer. Their small form factor has made them very popular as an emulation platform. There has been people pitting these things inside old consoles like the NES for years, hell there are even after market NES style cases you can buy for them! https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/nespi-4-case?variant=32206425686099 That "NES Cartridge" is actually an 2.5" SSD/HDD caddy! Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I think affordable arcade cabinets are fantastic! I don’t own any yet, but I’d love the **Street Fighter** one for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
