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                    "Era 1\n    2006\u20132012: The Beginnings\n    From a university prototype tackling falling computer science applications to a $35 computer that crashes servers.\n  \n  \n    \n      2006\n      The idea is born in Cambridge\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      At the University of Cambridge, Eben Upton notices that fewer and fewer young people are applying to study computer science \u2014 and that the applicants lack the hands-on tinkering experience of the home-computer generation. The first Atmel-based prototypes are built: still a long way from the later Pi, but the mission is already set \u2014 a computer so cheap that every kid can experiment with one.\n      Source: Raspberry Pi Foundation\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      2008/2009\n      The Raspberry Pi Foundation is founded\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Together with allies from academia and industry \u2014 including Broadcom colleagues and Cambridge lecturers \u2014 Eben Upton founds the Raspberry Pi Foundation. In May 2009 it is registered as a charity (UK charity no. 1129409). Its stated goal: promoting computer science education for young people.\n      Source: UK Charity Commission\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      Late 2011\n      25 beta boards \u2014 10 of them auctioned on eBay\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      The first 25 final beta boards are manufactured. In early 2012 the Foundation auctions ten of them off on eBay in a well-publicised campaign \u2014 individual boards fetch four-figure sums and fund the final polish before launch. The auctions give the upcoming $35 computer its first taste of international fame.\n      Source: Wikipedia (launch history)\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      29 Feb 2012\n      Launch: Raspberry Pi Model B for $35\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n        The original Raspberry Pi Model B from 2012 (photo: Jwrodgers, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)\n      \n      On leap day 2012, the first Raspberry Pi goes on sale. The rush for the $35 computer with its 700 MHz ARM chip and 256 MB of RAM takes down the servers of both distributors, Farnell and RS Components, within minutes \u2014 the Foundation itself has to switch its website to a static page. The plan had been a small production run for British school kids; it turned into the beginning of the best-selling British computer of all time.\n      \n        Read more:\n        All Pi models compared\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com (launch retrospective)\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      17 July 2012\n      Raspbian becomes the recommended operating system\n      Software\n      \n    \n    \n      Raspbian \u2014 a Debian build optimised for the Pi\u2019s hardware, started as a community project by Mike Thompson and Peter Green \u2014 becomes the officially recommended system. It marks the start of the Debian lineage that the Pi\u2019s operating system follows to this day.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      6 Sep 2012\n      \u201cMade in the UK\u201d: production moves to Wales\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Manufacturing moves from China to the Sony factory in Pencoed, Wales \u2014 and most Raspberry Pis still roll off the line there today. For an electronics product in this price class, bringing production back to Europe was unheard of in 2012.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      15 Oct 2012\n      Model B gets 512 MB of RAM\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      At no extra cost, the Foundation doubles the Model B\u2019s memory from 256 to 512 MB. It is the first example of a pattern that stays with the Pi for years: more performance for the same price.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    Era 2\n    2013\u20132018: Growth\n    Camera, Compute Module, Pi 2 and 3 \u2014 and a $5 computer at the newsstand.\n  \n  \n    \n      4 Feb 2013\n      Model A: the $25 variant\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The stripped-down Model A (256 MB RAM, one USB port, no Ethernet) reaches Europe. Drawing only a third of the Model B\u2019s power, it becomes the first choice for battery-powered projects and robotics.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      14 May 2013\n      The first Camera Module (5 MP)\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n        The first Camera Module from 2013 (photo: Sven.petersen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)\n      \n      For $25, the Pi gets its first official accessory board: a 5-megapixel camera for the CSI port. Time-lapses, birdhouse cams and surveillance projects quickly make the camera the most-used Pi accessory of all.\n      \n        Read more:\n        Set up the Pi camera: our guide\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      8 Oct 2013\n      1.75 million sold \u2014 1 million made in Wales\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Eighteen months after launch, the Foundation reports 1.75 million Pis sold, one million of them built at the Sony plant in Pencoed. The tinkerer\u2019s computer is definitively no longer a niche product.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      7 Apr 2014\n      Compute Module: the Pi goes industrial\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pi in SODIMM format kicks off the industrial line: companies can now build Pi technology straight into their own products. Along the way, the education project becomes an embedded supplier \u2014 today, industrial and embedded customers account for over two-thirds of sales.\n      \n        Read more:\n        CM4 vs CM5: our comparison\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      14 July 2014\n      Model B+: 40 GPIO pins and microSD become standard\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The B+ locks in the layout that still applies today: 40-pin GPIO header, microSD slot, four USB ports and the familiar mounting holes. Thanks to that decision, practically every HAT expansion board of the past ten years fits every modern Pi.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      2 Feb 2015\n      Raspberry Pi 2: quad-core and 1 GB of RAM\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      Four cores instead of one, 1 GB of RAM, same price: according to the Foundation, the Pi 2 is \u201csix times faster\u201d than its predecessor. For the first time the Pi actually feels usable as a desktop machine \u2014 and Microsoft announces Windows 10 IoT Core for the Pi in parallel.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      18 Feb 2015\n      5 million: the best-selling British computer\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      With five million units sold, the Raspberry Pi overtakes the legendary ZX Spectrum and becomes the best-selling British computer of all time \u2014 three years after launch.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      8 Sep 2015\n      The official 7-inch touch display\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      After years of development (including an EMC certification odyssey), the first official display arrives: 7 inches, 800\u00d7480, touch \u2014 the starting signal for countless Pi-based smart home panels, kiosk systems and car dashboards.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      26 Nov 2015\n      Pi Zero: the $5 computer on a magazine cover\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pi Zero undercuts every price barrier \u2014 and the Foundation sticks it onto the cover of its own MagPi magazine as a free gift. A full Linux computer at the newsstand: the issue sells out within hours.\n      \n        Read more:\n        Our Pi Zero guide\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      Dec 2015\n      Astro Pi: two Raspberry Pis fly to the ISS\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Two specially hardened Pis with Sense HATs launch to the International Space Station alongside ESA astronaut Tim Peake. Ever since, tens of thousands of school kids have run their own code in orbit every year \u2014 still one of Europe\u2019s biggest STEM education programmes.\n      Source: astro-pi.org (ESA)\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      29 Feb 2016\n      Pi 3: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth move in\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      Right on time for the fourth birthday (another leap day!), the Pi 3 arrives \u2014 for the first time with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board and a 64-bit-capable quad-core. The dongle sprawl on the USB ports comes to an end, and the Pi finally becomes the standard building block for the connected home.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      8 Sep 2016\n      10 million Raspberry Pis sold\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Four and a half years after launch, ten million Pis have been sold \u2014 Eben Upton had originally expected 10,000 in total. The first official starter kit is released to mark the milestone.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      28 Feb 2017\n      Zero W: wireless for the smallest Pi\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      For its fifth birthday, the Zero gets Wi-Fi and Bluetooth \u2014 for $10. IoT projects, smart cameras and retro handhelds no longer need a USB adapter.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      14 March 2018\n      Pi 3 B+: a speedy polish on Pi Day\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      More clock speed (1.4 GHz), Gigabit Ethernet (attached via USB), dual-band Wi-Fi and PoE readiness: the B+ is the most mature version of the Pi 3 generation \u2014 fittingly released on Pi Day, 14 March.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      15 Nov 2018\n      Pi 3 A+: the last Model A\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The A line gets its send-off: full Pi 3 performance in the compact A format for $25. No successor has appeared to this day \u2014 anyone building small has reached for the Zero ever since.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    Era 3\n    2019\u20132023: Platform Maturity\n    The Pi matures into a desktop-class machine, gets its own chips \u2014 and survives the chip shortage.\n  \n  \n    \n      24 June 2019\n      Pi 4: USB 3, dual 4K and your choice of RAM\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pi 4 brings USB 3.0, true Gigabit Ethernet, two 4K HDMI outputs \u2014 and for the first time a choice of RAM (1, 2 or 4 GB, later 8). The $35 entry price stays, but from now on the Pi is also a serious desktop and server machine. One sore point: the first revision has a USB-C charging flaw that acts up with \u201csmart\u201d cables.\n      \n        \n      \n      \n        Read more:\n        Still worth buying a Pi 4? Our comparison\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      28 May 2020\n      Raspbian becomes Raspberry Pi OS \u2014 and the Pi 4 gets 8 GB\n      Software\n      \n    \n    \n      Along with the 8 GB variant of the Pi 4, the Foundation renames its operating system: Raspbian becomes Raspberry Pi OS, and the 64-bit beta launches in parallel. The new name positions the system as an official product \u2014 the Debian base stays.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      19 Oct 2020\n      Compute Module 4: farewell to the SODIMM format\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The CM4 switches to compact board-to-board connectors and brings PCIe into the Pi world for the first time \u2014 officially only for industrial customers, though. The community builds anyway: NAS boards, routers and the first NVMe experiments all emerge on a CM4 basis.\n      \n        Read more:\n        CM4 vs CM5 in detail\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      2 Nov 2020\n      Pi 400: the computer inside a keyboard\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      In the middle of the homeschooling year, the Pi 400 appears: a complete computer in a keyboard case for $70 \u2014 a deliberate bow to the home computers of the \u201980s whose spirit once inspired the Foundation.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      21 Jan 2021\n      Pico & RP2040: the first in-house chip\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      With the $4 Pico microcontroller, Raspberry Pi steps into Arduino territory \u2014 and with the self-developed RP2040 becomes a chipmaker for the first time. The step from board builder to silicon designer shapes everything that comes after.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      28 Oct 2021\n      Zero 2 W: quad-core in the Zero format\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Zero 2 W packs a quad-core into the unchanged Zero footprint \u2014 made possible by a custom system-in-package (RP3A0). For $15, even more demanding software now runs on the smallest Pi.\n      \n        \n      \n      \n        Read more:\n        What the Zero can do today\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      4 Apr 2022\n      Chip shortage: the Pi becomes scarce\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      The global semiconductor crisis hits the Pi with full force: boards are sold out for months, scalpers charge absurd prices, and the Foundation officially prioritises industrial customers. Things only ease up in mid-2023 \u2014 a dent that briefly gives the competition (Orange Pi & co.) a boost.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      30 June 2022\n      Pico W: Wi-Fi for six dollars\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pico goes wireless: for $6, the microcontroller becomes a fully-fledged IoT platform. Sensors that beam their readings straight into your Wi-Fi now cost less than a lunch.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      28 Sep 2023\n      Raspberry Pi 5 with the in-house RP1 I/O chip\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pi 5 brings the second in-house design: the RP1 chip handles all of the I/O. For the first time, PCIe is officially accessible \u2014 the foundation of the NVMe boom that finally turns the Pi into a server and desktop machine. On top of that come a power button and a real-time clock, two of the most-requested features ever.\n      \n        \n      \n      \n        Read more:\n        Pi 5 vs Pi 4 compared\n        Boot from an NVMe drive\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      11 Oct 2023\n      Raspberry Pi OS \u201cBookworm\u201d: Wayland becomes the default\n      Software\n      \n    \n    \n      With its Debian 12 base (\u201cBookworm\u201d), Raspberry Pi OS switches the desktop to Wayland \u2014 as one of the first major Linux systems to do so. The move brings smoother graphics, but also breaks a few old tool workflows.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    Era 4\n    2024\u2013present: IPO & AI\n    From charity project to publicly listed company \u2014 and local AI becomes the new core topic.\n  \n  \n    \n      7 May 2024\n      Raspberry Pi Connect: official remote access\n      Software\n      \n    \n    \n      With Connect, there is finally an official way to control your Pi remotely \u2014 desktop and shell in the browser, without port forwarding or VPN fiddling. For beginners, one of the biggest hurdles of headless operation simply disappears.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      4 June 2024\n      AI Kit: the gateway to local AI\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      Together with Hailo, Raspberry Pi releases a 13 TOPS AI accelerator as an M.2 HAT for $70. Real-time object detection now runs locally on the Pi 5 \u2014 no cloud required. The starting shot for the AI product line.\n      \n        Read more:\n        Our hands-on AI Kit test with Frigate\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      11 June 2024\n      IPO on the London Stock Exchange\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      Raspberry Pi Holdings plc goes public on the London Stock Exchange. The charitable Foundation remains the majority shareholder \u2014 the education legacy and the commercial arm have been formally separated ever since. Among other things, the IPO funds the company\u2019s own chip development.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      8 Aug 2024\n      Pico 2 & RP2350 \u2014 now with RISC-V too\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The second in-house microcontroller chip, the RP2350, offers freely selectable RISC-V cores alongside its ARM cores for the first time \u2014 a remarkable statement in favour of the open processor architecture. The Pico 2 stays at $5.\n      \n        \n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      30 Sep 2024\n      AI Camera: AI right inside the camera sensor\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The AI Camera with Sony\u2019s IMX500 runs neural networks directly in the sensor \u2014 the Pi receives ready-made detection results instead of raw images. AI image processing now works even on a Zero.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      24 Oct 2024\n      AI HAT+: up to 26 TOPS on the Pi 5\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The AI HAT+ integrates the Hailo accelerator directly onto the board \u2014 with 26 TOPS in the top variant. 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The standard panel for smart home hubs finally gets a contemporary resolution.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      27 Nov 2024\n      Compute Module 5\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      Pi 5 technology in the industrial format: the CM5 brings PCIe, USB 3 and up to 16 GB of RAM to the embedded world \u2014 pin-compatible with the CM4, which makes switching easy for manufacturers.\n      \n        Read more:\n        CM4 vs CM5: worth the upgrade?\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      9 Dec 2024\n      Pi 500 and the first official monitor\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The Pi 500 puts Pi 5 technology into the keyboard case, flanked by the first official Raspberry Pi monitor (15.6\u2033, Full HD, $100). Together they form, for the first time, a complete desktop setup from a single source.\n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      9 Jan 2025\n      Pi 5 with 16 GB of RAM\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      For $120, the Pi 5 is now available with 16 GB \u2014 four times as much as the former flagship Pi 4. The target audience: local AI models, larger container setups and everyone who seriously uses the Pi as a desktop.\n      \n        Read more:\n        Local AI on the 16 GB Pi\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      March 2025\n      68 million Raspberry Pis sold\n      Company\n      \n    \n    \n      The first annual report after the IPO puts total sales at 68 million units. For perspective: the Foundation\u2019s original goal was 10,000 units for British schools.\n      Source: Raspberry Pi Holdings, Annual Report 2024\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      25 Sep 2025\n      Pi 500+: mechanical keyboard and NVMe out of the box\n      Hardware\n      \n    \n    \n      The most expensive Pi product to date: for $200, the Pi 500+ combines 16 GB of RAM, a 256 GB NVMe SSD and a mechanical RGB keyboard. Raspberry Pi is openly aiming for the desk now \u2014 no longer just the workbench.\n      \n        Read more:\n        Our take on the Pi 500+\n      \n      Source: raspberrypi.com\u200a\u2197\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      2 Oct 2025\n      Raspberry Pi OS \u201cTrixie\u201d\n      Software\n      \n    \n    \n      The new major release based on Debian 13 (\u201cTrixie\u201d) brings a reworked desktop with a modular Control Centre and a fresh look. 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