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So you didn't buy a Raspberry Pi: Step 1 (opens in new tab)

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4 pointsaaronday4mo ago3 comments

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> If you buy a Raspberry Pi, the order of operations is simple. Go to the website, download the imager, pick your board, and you’re good.

What? Do RPis no longer work OOTB?

MaiSck4mo ago

Did they ever come with SD cards with the OS preloaded?

Sorry. Checking now, I find I was wrong.

And even the "The premium desktop computer" model on the RPi wesite today arrives unusable until the user provides an OS via another computer.

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> If you buy a Raspberry Pi, the order of operations is simple. Go to the website, download the imager, pick your board, and you’re good.

What? Do RPis no longer work OOTB?

MaiSck4mo ago

Did they ever come with SD cards with the OS preloaded?

Sorry. Checking now, I find I was wrong.

And even the "The premium desktop computer" model on the RPi wesite today arrives unusable until the user provides an OS via another computer.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse