Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'board.': 0.05; 'say,': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'nicely': 0.07; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; '*any*': 0.16; 'cheap,': 0.16; 'for,': 0.16; 'geek': 0.16; 'optimised': 0.16; 'pinner': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'do,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'subject:project': 0.19; 'example': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'controlling': 0.24; 'videos,': 0.24; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'specifically': 0.29; 'on,': 0.29; 'ideal': 0.29; 'run': 0.32; 'quite': 0.32; 'running': 0.33; 'computing': 0.35; 'etc': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'thank': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'john': 0.61; 'you.': 0.62; 'education': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'power': 0.76; 'etc,': 0.84; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.84; 'received:108': 0.93; 'browse': 0.95 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Terry Reedy Subject: Re: FYI: Micro Python running on kickstarter pyBoard project, now shipping Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 23:38:29 -0500 References: <25b4884f-a3f9-436d-8d7d-f49f83c3e544@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-108-16-203-145.phlapa.fios.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.6.0 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 29 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1415507933 news.xs4all.nl 2903 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48562 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Body-CRC: 3786234181 X-Received-Bytes: 4314 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:80411 On 11/8/2014 2:41 PM, John Pinner wrote: > They are quite different devices: > > * The Raspberry Pi is a low-power general purpose computer designed > specifically for education purposes. It just so happens that it's > ideal for geek experimentation as well... > > * MicroPython is an optimised version of Python 3 running on a > micro-controller board, designed specifically for controlling > 'things' (eg robots). Doing what it is designed for, it will run far > faster and use far less power than a Pi, but cannot do any of the > general computing things a Pi can do, for example it has no means of > editing programs for MicroPython, you have to do this on, say, your > PC and download them to the MicroPython board. It won't do *any* of > the other things you can do with a Pi - watch videos, browse the net, > etc etc, but what it can do it will do faster and better. > > If you want a low-power, cheap, computer to play with and learn from, > get a Pi. > > If you want a nifty micro-controller you can program in Python, buy a > MicroPython board. Nicely explained. Thank you. -- Terry Jan Reedy