Propeller Emulator

devin122

I need a name for a new Propeller emulator I'm writing. Its based off the code from Gear, but I'm working on threading it and optimizing it for speed (I'm hoping for close to real time execution). So back to the point, any suggestions for names?

wjsteele

The Propulator!

Bill

lanternfish

EmProp? PropSim? The Cogulator (apologies to wjsteele)
Gearbox? Axle? (cog & hub refernces)

CassLan

How about PEmu?

lanternfish

Gear is already taken here

lanternfish

What about Propellent

hover1

Already taken:

http://www.parallax.com/ProductInfo/Microcontrollers/PropellerGeneralInformation/PropellerDownloads/PropellentLibraryandExecutable/tabid/650/Default.aspx

lanternfish wrote: »

What about Propellent

Gearbox was suggested, based on the name Gear. Good name IMHO.

base2design

How about "Jet!"?

devin122

I have to admit I am rather fond of Gearbox

Ale

I'd suggest you use Mono to run/develop it it, so it will be usable in Linux and OSX (Gear had rendering problems with Mono on Linux).

Gearbox is a nice name !

sigxcpu

Gear has rendering problems with mono on Mac OS, too.

Invent-O-Doc

Second for 'propulator'

Dave Hein

Here's a few random suggestions:

PropEm
Prop'M
Empropasation
EMP
ParallaxPropellerEmulator
PPE
FauxProp
Propenator
Proem
Prem
PropellorEmulatorPackage
PEP
Devin's Propeller Emulator
DPE
HighGear
Overdrive
Propulator
Emulp
Rotalume
RotaProp
Proprotar
Rotar
EmProp
EmPro

wmosscrop

How about TurboProp?

wjsteele

wmosscrop wrote: »

How about TurboProp?

TurboProp is the preferred name of the Propeller II chip. :-)

(You hear that Ken/Chip... we want to make sure that's the public name, too!!!)

Bill

Paul Sr.

wjsteele wrote: »

TurboProp is the preferred name of the Propeller II chip. :-)

Bill

Really! I think it's lame and overused!

wjsteele

Paul Sr. wrote: »

Really! I think it's lame and overused!

Hmmm... I'm not aware of it being used on anything else. (Also, as a pilot, I love it... a pilot would always want to fly a turbo prop over a standard propeller aircraft any day! )

Bill

Ale

I vote for EMP !!!!

devin122

Ale wrote: »

I'd suggest you use Mono to run/develop it it, so it will be usable in Linux and OSX (Gear had rendering problems with Mono on Linux).

Gearbox is a nice name !

I'm using Visual Studio and I'm too cheap to shell out for the Mono VS tools, but I'll keep mono in mind while I develop. However this may all be irrelevant as I might be making all the code native (ie. not .net) , but I'll be sure to use a cross-platform GUI library

Heater.

devin122,

...but I'll be sure to use a cross-platform GUI library

I recommend Qt. http://qt.nokia.com/

Works across Windows, Mac, Linux and Nokia mobile phones. Comes with a great IDE.

JT Cook

I am curious to see your emulator do something. Post some screenshots!

Greg Glenn

Since it would be useful for predicting how code will work before loading it into a real Prop,
I would suggest the name "PreCog".

Hopefully the makers of "Minority Report" won't come after you.

Batang

My 10 cents:

Sprocket

devin122

Heater. wrote: »

devin122,



I recommend Qt. http://qt.nokia.com/

Works across Windows, Mac, Linux and Nokia mobile phones. Comes with a great IDE.

Indeed, thats what I had In mind

devin122

JT Cook wrote: »

I am curious to see your emulator do something. Post some screenshots!

I could post some screenshots but they would be useless as it would look exactly the same as Gear (http://sourceforge.net/projects/gear-emu/), all the changes I've made are under the hood.