Raspberry Pi Now Available and In Stock at MCM Electronics

CENTERVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MCM Electronics, a business of Premier Farnell (LSE:pfl), has partnered with its sister company element14 to bring the Raspberry Pi to more educational facilities and individuals in the United States. Since its launch in February this year, the credit card sized Raspberry Pi computer has been a phenomenon in the electronics world.

In addition to the bare Raspberry Pi Model B unit, MCM Electronics offers bundles with all the needed peripherals to get started in minutes - even the Raspberry Pi approved operating system preloaded on an included SD card at http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi.

"As a leader in electronics distribution, we're excited to introduce the joys of computer programming to hobbyists and children throughout the US," stated David Wenger, President of MCM. "The Raspberry Pi is a great tool that enables the basics of programming to be taught with a very low cost of entry."

About MCM Electronics
MCM Electronics is a broad line distributor of electronic components, equipment and accessories for the consumer electronics industry. MCM's products include: computer hardware and peripherals, security and surveillance, wire and cable, audio and video equipment, tools, test equipment and much more. MCM is part of the Marketing Distribution Division within Premier Farnell plc. http://www.mcmelectronics.com

About element14
element14.com is a design engineer community for sharing electronic engineering solutions. Find resources for technical components, specifications and expert advice. http://www.element14.com/

About Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It's a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming. http://www.raspberrypi.org/

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SOURCE MCM Electronics

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