A Raspberry Pi is a powerful computer for its size, making it ideal for applications such as smart speaker installations or media playback. However, the mini-computer can also provide a variety of entertainment for gamers, especially when it comes to older titles.That is the idea behind RetroPie, a combination of multiple emulator projects which combine to …
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The Raspberry Pi is a great little mini-computer for playing classic video games from your childhood. But, thanks to its small size, it’s also possible to turn it into a portable handheld game console that plays your favorite titles, from NES to N64. I call it “The eNcade”. The eNcade is a Kickstarter project up …
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It is some time passed the last (modern) Millennium. We are now in the age of “Cloud Computing” yet there are still those who staff 24/7 Data Centers…… Where Inevitably “Legacy Systems” Lurk , running some forgotten but critical applications on hardware systems passed their prime. These systems steadily hum along in the dark and …
Building this Portable Games Console is possibly the most fun I’ve had using a Raspberry Pi. And it’s not just the build that’s fun; I’ve now got a fully functioning games console, so I can play all my favourite old arcade games, on-the-go! There’s a quiet a few other projects out there where people have …
In addition to the audio, video, network and USB connectors, the Raspberry Pi also has 26 GPIO pins. These pins also include an UART serial console, which can be used to log in to the Pi, and many other things. However, normal UART device communicate with -12V (logical “1”) and +12V (logical “0”), which may …
