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Stamp wishing for a PC104?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-05-04 06:53 in General Discussion
A PC104 would be even better. Lots of C, Windows, DOS, and ???? for only a
few bucks more. Too, lots of manuals to read which can add to the confusion.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-04 01:12
    On Wed, 3 May 2000 CHIPKEN@a... wrote:

    > A PC104 would be even better. Lots of C, Windows, DOS, and ???? for only a
    > few bucks more. Too, lots of manuals to read which can add to the confusion.

    And, as I recall, much much larger.

    Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
    Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett - Tacoma - Bremerton
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-04 01:51
    PC104? That's about 20 times bigger and takes about 100 times more power.
    And, where did you find a PC104 board for a few $$ more than $25-$50?

    Enquiring minds want to know!
    DLC

    CHIPKEN@a... wrote:
    >
    > A PC104 would be even better. Lots of C, Windows, DOS, and ???? for only a
    > few bucks more. Too, lots of manuals to read which can add to the confusion.

    --
    Dennis Clark http://www.verinet.com/~dlc
    dlc@v...
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-04 02:00
    On Wed, 3 May 2000 CHIPKEN@a... wrote:
    > A PC104 would be even better. Lots of C, Windows, DOS, and ???? for only a
    > few bucks more. Too, lots of manuals to read which can add to the confusion.

    How about Atmel AVR's? Well, no RTCC onboard, but FLASH programable,
    interupts, fast execution, lots of memory, and a UART. Isn't the BasicX
    just an AVR? Plus a BASIC compiler for only $69 from www.mcselec.com.
    Check out www.dontronics.com for a real deal.

    And how about www.rabbitsemiconductor.com ? RTCC, floating-point ops,
    30MHz, 1MB glueless addressing, a free Dynamic C-compiler with advanced
    functions which is way easier to write code for than PBASIC. Plus the
    dev-kit only costs $100; $39 for single-board computer; $11 for just the
    rabbit processor.

    Disadvantages here: Current consumption in sleep mode is 500x that of
    PICS.


    Fred
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-04 06:53
    At 06:00 PM 5/3/00 -0700, Fred Ramsing promulgated:
    >On Wed, 3 May 2000 CHIPKEN@a... wrote:
    >> A PC104 would be even better. Lots of C, Windows, DOS, and ???? for only a
    >> few bucks more. Too, lots of manuals to read which can add to the
    confusion.
    >
    >How about Atmel AVR's? Well, no RTCC onboard, but FLASH programable,
    >interupts, fast execution, lots of memory, and a UART. Isn't the BasicX
    >just an AVR? Plus a BASIC compiler for only $69 from www.mcselec.com.
    >Check out www.dontronics.com for a real deal.
    >
    >And how about www.rabbitsemiconductor.com ? RTCC, floating-point ops,
    >30MHz, 1MB glueless addressing, a free Dynamic C-compiler with advanced
    >functions which is way easier to write code for than PBASIC. Plus the
    >dev-kit only costs $100; $39 for single-board computer; $11 for just the
    >rabbit processor.

    Fred (et al) -

    My suggestion is - if you are impressed with the Rabbit, wait for further
    reviews.
    I was wholly UNIMPRESSED. The Devil is in the details (as usual). The sales
    hype,
    like all sales hype, looks good. It may well have a purpose, and may well
    find its
    niche - only time will tell.

    Ex.

    The sales hype boasts CONFIGURABLE I/O, the reality is ONE configurable
    port (analog in or out, or digital out [noparse][[/noparse]pick one]). Then it speaks of
    MULTI-TASKING C, and you
    come to find out that depending on how you have the I/O configured, you can
    enter a BUFF_LOCK condition if the serial buffer is full, or concurrent use
    is in progress.
    Serial I/O via runtime routine is 8,N,1 ONLY.

    I stopped getting excited right there. YMMV, of course.

    WYSIWYG, _NOT_ what the dox IMPLY, or the sales hype FLASHES. Just my 2 cents.

    Bruce

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    >Disadvantages here: Current consumption in sleep mode is 500x that of
    >PICS.
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    >Fred
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