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Raspberry Pi has charmed its way to a UK computer revival

The Cambridge company conceived to enable technology education is now an industrial force

Raspberry Pi is a quirky enterprise. Started by a foundation to make cheap microcomputers for schools, it expanded into industrial technology before listing in London in June. When it announced its first public financial results last week, its shares rose 9 per cent, giving it a market value of about £720mn.

The company is based in Cambridge, the city where the pio