$25 Raspberry Pi PC Ramping Up For Launch

The BBC reports that the U.K. developed Raspberry Pi home computer is about to go into production – a $25 (£16) machine that its developers hope will inspire a new generation of young people to start careers in technology.

The report says Pi uses a mobile phone type ARM CPU chip and is intended to run a version of the Linux OS, with early examples of finished devices undergoing electrical, software and hardware testing, and volume production hoped to start in January.

The BBC says Raspberry Pi will ship in two configurations; the base Model A for $25 (£16) sans network connector and a Model B for $35 (£22) equipped with an Ethernet socket.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16316439