From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.36.189.131 with SMTP id x125mr11843798ite.37.1511645942248; Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:39:02 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.157.94.7 with SMTP id d7mr1415864oti.8.1511645942040; Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:39:02 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.mixmin.net!news.unit0.net!peer01.am4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!peer03.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!d140no6302230itd.0!news-out.google.com!x87ni4055ita.0!nntp.google.com!d140no6302227itd.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:39:01 -0800 (PST) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2601:18f:900:f900:453d:87a5:de7c:1786; posting-account=3pYsyQoAAACcI-ym7XtMOI2PDU8gRZS5 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2601:18f:900:f900:453d:87a5:de7c:1786 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <2dc79fcf-9726-4347-83e1-bcd0c4019c2f@googlegroups.com> Subject: Getting started with embedded programming From: Andrew Shvets Injection-Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:39:02 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Received-Body-CRC: 1516417280 X-Received-Bytes: 1506 Xref: feeder.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:49149 Date: 2017-11-25T13:39:01-08:00 List-Id: Hi, I'd like to get started with embedded programming next year. What would you recommend for hardware as well as OS? I'm looking to spend no more than $50 for the hardware and this will be used for hobby projects only. Is Raspberry PI my only option or is there something else that you have tried in the past? Thanks in advance, --Andrew