The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community
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Old School Minitel Laptop • From Minitel to a near-mini laptop, Gautier Serodon has repurposed a terminal once used for France’s innovative online service in the 1980s, as David Crookes explains
Mini-guide to revitalising a Minitel
PicoLight • If you need an adjustable light, this neat little project might illuminate the way. Nicola King admires a glowing make
Big Boxes • Social enterprise Jangala provides internet access to communities affected by disasters. Rosie Hattersley hears their big idea
Big Box basics
Virtual birthday cake • This virtual birthday cake hides a delicious surprise, although Rob Zwetsloot had to settle with the Minecraft-powered part
Cause and effect
Environmental cargo logger • Keeping sweet potatoes sweet using data from a Raspberry Pi data collector. Rob Zwetsloot checks the results
Super 8 Kamera • Switching film for Raspberry Pi-based digital capture transformed one creator’s videography, as he relates to Rosie Hattersley
Movie making makeover
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GET STARTED WITH RASPBERRY PI • Set up your Raspberry Pi computer with Raspberry Pi OS, the latest version of the operating system and discover all the new features.
USING RASPBERRY PI OS (BULLSEYE) • Explore the latest version of the default operating system
RASPBERRY PI OS BULLSEYE FAQ • Find out what’s changed in the new version of Raspberry Pi OS
BULLSEYE & RASPBERRY PI CAMERA SYSTEM • Get to grips with using Raspberry Pi cameras with Bullseye!
CONNECTING ELECTRONICS • Make use of Raspberry Pi’s GPIO header to connect and control circuits.
Make a Build HAT game controller • Build a Pong paddle-style controller using Build HAT and bricks
Explore the sensory world: Build a simple weather station • Measure temperature, humidity, and UV light with this basic weather station
Composite video with Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W • Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W continues support for composite video out, making it a great candidate for retro projects. You’ll have to get the soldering iron out, though
Make a binary clock with Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W • Part art installation, part mathematical curiosity, this clock uses blocks of light to display the time as ones and zeroes
Make a Pico musical cheese box • Create syncopated rhythms and computer-generated music using a Pico
RASPBERRY PI GAMING • No-emulation gaming direct on Raspberry Pi.
Originals on Raspberry Pi • Linux games running natively on a Raspberry Pi
Games on Itch.io • Indie games galore for Raspberry Pi
Classic games
Argon IR Remote • Looking for a sleek minimalist remote for your Raspberry Pi media centre? PJ Evans sits back on his sofa and gets clicking
DACBerry 400 S • Add an audio output, and mic input, to your Raspberry Pi 400. By Phil King
10 Amazing: Starter kits • These Raspberry Pi kits will help you take the first steps on your making journey
Learn to code in Scratch • Bright colours and an array of projects to get stuck into make Scratch the ideal first step into coding.
Stewart Watkiss
MagPi Monday • Amazing projects direct from our Twitter!
Best of the rest! • Other stuff we’ve seen this month from the community
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THE OFFICIAL Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide • The only guide you need to get started with Raspberry Pi
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