Raspberry Pi as a Persistent Utility Machine
My Raspberry Pi 4B feels less like a novelty board now and more like a durable utility machine that keeps finding new jobs.
Draft translated from a short Org note. It keeps the personal framing and leaves the project details for later.
This board has been with me since college, and it keeps returning whenever I need a small Linux computer that is cheap, familiar, and easy to repurpose.
What I used it for
So far it has already served several roles:
- a mobile compute platform for ROS
- a Home Assistant machine
- a router running OpenWrt
What I may use it for next
The possible next lives are much more recreational:
- RetroPie
- a TV box
That range is part of the appeal. The hardware is old enough to feel familiar and still flexible enough to keep around.
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