[Arm-netbook] One other thing -- emulation question...

[Christopher Havel]

On 10/23/2013 9:25 AM, Scott Sullivan wrote:
> On 10/23/2013 03:52 AM, luke.leighton wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 3:36 AM, Scott Sullivan <scott at ss.org> wrote:
>>> On 10/22/2013 09:55 PM, Christopher Havel wrote:
>>>> Slightly better idea -- since IIRC the final version of the initial 
>>>> CPU
>>>> Card will be using a dual-core A20... how about using one core for the
>>>> emulation part and the other for execution...? That would speed things
>>>> up a little as well, because there'd be at least a "sort-of" hardware
>>>> pre-processor setup that way.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's easy to suggest idea's, what's more powerful is providing an open
>>> platform on which those that are passionate about those ideas can 
>>> build on.
>>
>>   in other words, exactly these kinds of things can be explored,
>> christopher, by others including yourself.  it's not *our* place as
>> suppliers of the hardware to "dictate" what it *shall* be used for.
>
> Christopher,
>
> Because ideas like these are dependant on the cards being available, 
> by the time those are ready, they can get forgotten if left on the 
> mailing list. I think it would be worth adding this suggestion to the 
> community ideas page of the wiki. That way you and other developers 
> can come back and review it once there are EOMA-68 card in more folks 
> hands.
>
> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/
>
>>> I feel luke has set the right base line goals of simply getting GPL
>>> respecting hardware into the hands of developers. From there true 
>>> innovation
>>> can happen in the hands of hundreds instead of the limited few that are
>>> currently shepherding the seeds of EOMA-68 ecosystem.
>>
>>   !!!
>>
>>> For the short term, let's keep our eyes on the prize. That prize 
>>> being a
>>> large scale run of cards on which revenue can be made and invested in
>>> furthering the EOMA-68 ecosystem.
>>
>>   ... what scott said!!
>
> Indeed, but make note of the long term dreams that make this venture 
> so compelling.
>
I added my idea to the list at the other end of that link. I've never 
edited a wiki page before *redface* so I hope I did it right...