The MagPi

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

WELCOME to The MagPi 141

PiDP-10 • After tackling the PDP-8 and PDP11, Oscar Vermeulen goes mainframe with DEC's PDP-10. PJ Evans fires up the big iron

Build your own PDP-10

Bechele 3.0 • Keen to delight family members, maker Rolf Jethon used Raspberry Pi to animate a puppet. Rosie Hattersley listens in

Feeling animated

Retro-Printer • Got an old computer or piece of equipment but want to print out graphics and text? David Crookes looks at a device that connects retro machines to modern printers

Printing pages

Mt32-pi Atari ST • Reviving an old synthesiser using Raspberry Pi was a labour of love for The MagPi's publisher, he tells Rosie Hattersley

Making MIDI

CoolCoral Project • How do you cool ocean coral? A group of volunteers discuss this regularly and their current solution makes use of Raspberry Pi Pico. Rob Zwetsloot takes a look

Cooling coral

RASPBERRY PI AI MADE CLEAR • GENERATE IMAGES WITHOUT INFRINGING COPYRIGHT, ADD NATURAL VOICES TO YOUR SCREEN READER, AND MEET A ROBOT DOG IN OUR GUIDE TO MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS FOR RASPBERRY PI

AI PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS • THESE BUILDS HELP YOU BRING AI INTELLIGENCE TO THE REAL WORLD

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BUILD AN ARTIST-RESPECTING IMAGE DIFFUSER

Part 03 Using your Raspberry Pi • Learn about the Raspberry Pi operating system

Part 02 Learn Python: explore functions and build a CLI app • Let's get functional with Python. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to define and call functions to save yourself writing the same code over and over again

Part 01 CDP Studio: Control a robot arm • Use CDP Studio and its Kinematics framework to control a Raspberry Pi-based robot arm

Programming an electronic brain • How the Robot Operating System helps you build complex robots

Raspberry Pi 5 Cases Group Test • Phil King tests some of the best cases available for Raspberry Pi 5

Home Assistant Yellow • Compute Module-powered home automation is only moments away with this powerful kit.

10 amazing: robot projects • Automatons, rovers, and other robotic friends made with Raspberry Pi or Pico

Learn Visual Studio Code with Raspberry Pi • Get to grips with Microsoft's popular code editor with these resources.

Online courses • Enrol in a Visual Studio Code web course today

Useful websites • Some sites to visit for helpful info

André Costa • Had trouble finding a Raspberry Pi during the supply chain problems? André and his rpilocator had your back

Events in pictures: Program Komuniti Budak Coding • Community and official events in the wild

Pico Throttle • With recycled cardboard and a potentiometer, you can get analogue flight control

MagPi Monday • Amazing projects direct from social media!

Your Letters

Community Events Calendar • Find out what community-organised Raspberry Pi-themed events are happening near you…

The MagPi

Space • What to do when you suddenly have a desk in the office, wonders Rob Zwetsloot