The Raspberry Pi Foundation plans to run regular competitions to recognise and reward young programmers.

BBC: Time-lapse code wins Raspberry Pi contest

But he accepts that the Raspberry Pi foundation, having successfully launched the hardware, now needs to focus on its original educational objective.

BBC: The Pi Store opens

In a blogpost about the Model A, Liz Upton, community manager for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said it was "very, very pleased" to have the new version go on sale.

BBC: Cheaper Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale