raspberry pi, what is it?

[caddi daddi]

I see these in the store and in peoples sigs.
what is it?
what do you do with it?
what can be done with it?

 

[Mr.Scott]

Super mini Linux machine. Not much bigger than a cigarette pack. You can do pretty much anything you can do on a desktop, including bench it.

 

[caddi daddi]

do you have one?
do you have to have all the other computer crap like a normal desktop?
is it an ultra mini motherboard and cpu?

 

[Mr.Scott]

Had one. Bought it for a contest, used it once and sold it. Linux ain't my bag but the new ones will do W10. Might have to try that.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2015/02/28/raspberry-pi/24054945/