nictu
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logo programming on Pi Zero?

Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:34 am

Hello,
I'd really like to buy a pi zero for my 5 year old daughter and teach her a bit of programming with the logo language.
Is that possible on the pi zero?
Many thanks,
Nictu

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Re: logo programming on Pi Zero?

Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:46 am

Yes.
It would be easier on a Pi2 though, especially if this is your first/only Pi.
Using a Pi without networking is possible, but not trivial.
By the time you add adapters for video (uHMDI to HDMI), USB hub to allow you to plug in keyboard, mouse (and probably USB NIC) you're not really saving much off a Pi2.

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Re: logo programming on Pi Zero?

Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:55 pm

I too would suggest the Pi2. It is worth checking what to need to have attached to the Pi to do what you want it to do. There are a lot of really old posts and blogs on the internet that are so out of date! Look here: http://elinux.org/RPi_Hardware_Basic_Setup

You might start with Logo, but check out Scratch too: that is designed for younger budding programmers and is graphical and simple to use.

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Re: logo programming on Pi Zero?

Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:37 pm

We at the Raspberry Pi Foundation DEFINITELY recommend Pi 2 for beginners. It's more flexible, has much more functionality, and is much faster and more powerful. The Zero is really a tool for more experienced users to use in specialised projects.
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