Now that I had finished building my PiDP-8 I needed something for the Raspberry Pi B+ in it to do other than just flash the blinkenlights. I can’t remember how I first heard about it, but for the past two weeks I’ve been running a DNS-based ad-blocker utility called Pi-Hole.
I’m a computer guy, and while I’m not quite old enough to have first-hand experience with classic golden age hardware like the PDP-8, I spent a good deal of time in college working on the VAX, still own my first computer, and have an appreciation for those forefathers of the amazing PCs and servers we use …
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized ARM-based Linux computer that costs just $25. It’s intended to be used as an educational device and instantly appealed to my inner tinkerer (and gadget freak). I ordered the Model B (256mb RAM, 2 USB ports, HDMI/composite video/audio jacks, and Ethernet) from Allied Electronics back in late September …