JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 87
Configuring the device to bolster your home
network will take a bit of time, and you’ll need to buy
a USB Wi-Fi adaptor to do it, but again, it’s relatively
straightforward with a guide. Check out Adafruit’s
reader-friendly tutorial – fave.co/2Q2SXHw.
- Old-school gaming emulator
Gaming emulators are a legal grey area, but there’s
no doubt that using the Raspberry Pi as a butt-
kicking console emulator is a popular use for the
machines. It can play games from a wide variety of
consoles right on up to the PlayStation 1 era if you
manage to snag some legal game ROMs, though
the older the system being emulated, the better
the performance. Curious? Check out our sister
6.
JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 87
Configuring the device to bolster your home
network will take a bit of time, and you’ll need to buy
a USB Wi-Fi adaptor to do it, but again, it’s relatively
straightforward with a guide. Check out Adafruit’s
reader-friendly tutorial – fave.co/2Q2SXHw.
- Old-school gaming emulator
Gaming emulators are a legal grey area, but there’s
no doubt that using the Raspberry Pi as a butt-
kickingconsoleemulatoris a popularuseforthe
machines.Itcan play games from a wide variety of
consolesrightonuptothePlayStation1 eraif you
managetosnagsome legal game ROMs, though
the older the system being emulated, the better
the performance. Curious? Check out our sister
6.
