My mum bought me the original Raspberry Pi Model B back when it was released in 2012. She also got me the original edition of the Raspberry Pi User Guide. I was 15 at the time and the book, full of text and printed in black and white, seemed a world away from the video games I would have wanted to try and create. So it went back in the box after I tried a couple of the basic Python demos in the book and has not been used since.
I've recently found it again, and I'm interested to learn how to use it. I haven't done much Python before, though I have used other coding languages, and I would like to learn Python, as well as learn how to use the Pi specifically, as I know that it offers use cases that a regular laptop or PC cannot. Is it worth starting off with this original model (and the book I have)? I'm aware the Raspberry Pi nowadays is quite different and a lot more powerful than it was then, but I don't want to waste this equipment and just throw it in the bin. If I get on with it I envisage that I may end up getting a more modern set up but I want to know first of all if I can use what I have without needing to spend any money?
I've recently found it again, and I'm interested to learn how to use it. I haven't done much Python before, though I have used other coding languages, and I would like to learn Python, as well as learn how to use the Pi specifically, as I know that it offers use cases that a regular laptop or PC cannot. Is it worth starting off with this original model (and the book I have)? I'm aware the Raspberry Pi nowadays is quite different and a lot more powerful than it was then, but I don't want to waste this equipment and just throw it in the bin. If I get on with it I envisage that I may end up getting a more modern set up but I want to know first of all if I can use what I have without needing to spend any money?
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