Pi Founders
We talk with Eben Upton and Gordon Hollingworth at Raspberry Pi Towers in Cambridge.
Interview with Eben Upton and Gordon Hollingworth
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On what could be described as an average cold and drizzly British October day, I visited what is known to local people in Cambridge and to many people around the world as Raspberry Pi Towers. This made a welcome change to feeding the ducks or taking a ride on a punt on the river Cam. Taking in the towers of Kings College and the charm of Magdalene College is always a pleasure, and the colleges reverberate with new ideas and optimism.
Entrance to Raspberry Pi Towers can only be gained by being in touch with someone in the building. The electronic locks on the glass doors at the front are a necessary part of running a business in England. If you were walking along Castle Street, however, you wouldn't notice that you were looking at Raspberry Pi Towers. It looks just like any other glass and brick building.
After pressing the button on the intercom box outside, you will hear the reply of a secretary, who will ask you to state your business. Then, the glass doors will slide open and you are entering geek heaven. Shaking hands with Raspberry Pi inventor Eben Upton and others is a kind of unbounded joy that local Cambridge choirs sing about, but much better, because you can get out the soldering iron and oscilloscope and signal generator and play with them.
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