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On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 6:39 PM Paul Boddie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sunday 9. December 2018 05.07.51 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 7:54 PM zap <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Any plans to use rk3399 for a 2nd revision of the eoma68 standard? or > > > any alternative arm processor? Since risc-v is maybe 3+ years out of the > > > way? > > > > yes. bear in mind it's around USD $5k-10k per design effort. i > > *may* be able to recover the RK3288 PCB i did. the RK3399 would be > > nicer. > > Although it's not a 64-bit CPU and is MIPS-based not ARM-based, wasn't the > JZ4775 board almost done? pretty much - i just couldn't get beyond u-boot, as i had put a 24mhz XTAL in rather than a 48mhz, and i couldn't get the PLLs right to get beyond the SPL loader. > And didn't it have 2GB RAM already, before the A20 > 2GB RAM (and HDMI) rework effort? yes. > Of course there is the software distribution > issue (if you want FSF endorsement), but there seems to be some demand for > similar products. > > I follow the Dingoonity scene at a distance and although there is plenty of > gadget chasing - people seem to throw themselves at random handhelds with poor > screens and obsolete JZ variants - there are some that still wonder about > successors to the GCW-Zero handheld or even getting one of the original ones, > particularly as it seems that not everyone managed to receive one in that > campaign. The enthusiasm is presumably something to do with MIPS-based stuff > being used in various consoles of a certain era. ok - well, i've still got 2 of the cards around somewhere, and i can order some 48mhz XTALs: i have a heat gun so should be ok to put them in. i have no idea what kinds of volumes to expect. l. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
