The team behind the development of affordable low cost Raspberry Pi computer has showcased the device running the advanced Quake 3 game.

The tiny educational computer is under development in the UK. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is a charity organization based in the UK, is aiming to develop a tiny, low-cost computer to fill the digital divide and to promote the study of computer science within schools.

The team demonstrated its capabilities by showcasing a video of a prototype playing the Quake 3 demo but pointed out that the device is not meant for gaming purposes. The demonstrations shows that the computer can run demanding applications and also gave some practical indicators about how much heat will be released by its components when they are employed fully, according to the foundation.

The foundation is expected to launch the device around November for just $25. The computer will come with a 700Mhz ARM11 CPU, at least 128MB of RAM, USB 2 and 1080p capable video output. The device will be based on the Broad com BCM2835 application processor, according to a port on the Raspberry Pi blog.

"We're still working on ironing a few kinks out - but this is what test boards are for, and we're making great progress getting the boards running smoothly," wrote project blogger Liz Upton in a blog post.