Introduction to Digital Humanities » DIY tech http://mith.umd.edu/engl668k ENGL 668K at the University of Maryland Wed, 29 May 2013 16:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 For those who like to tinker… http://mith.umd.edu/engl668k/?p=1466 http://mith.umd.edu/engl668k/?p=1466#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:40:30 +0000 Josh Westgard http://mith.umd.edu/engl668k/?p=1466 Continue reading →]]> If you haven’t heard about the Raspberry Pi microcomputer (which retails for around $35), I thought this would be of interest. People use them to create all sorts of cool homebrewed tech projects: robots, home automation, etc.:

http://www.raspberrypi.org

PS: The Pi was created as an inexpensive computer for schools in the UK, so there’s a “digital equity” angle to the project.  There’s a “what girls dig” (to paraphrase B. Nowviskie) angle too; see: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3594

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