Alex,
Actually, KeySoft is already designed for
multitasking. You can have
KeyWord/KeyBook/KeyPlus and Media
Play/KeyWeb/FM Radio at the same time. There
are two methods of using dual processes: one
is called dual core and other is called
HyperThreading. Dual Core, as you know, is a
system where two processors are packaged into
one processor. HyperThreading, by contrast,
duplicates certain sections of a single core
processor. This fools the operating system
to believe that it has two logical
processors, yet it only has one. I guess
Andy or Jonathan will be able to answer this
one as well.
P.S. This knowledge comes from my Internet
research.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Richard Villa
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Braillenote
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Date sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:47:06 -0400
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Random Question:
replacing processor?
Good point. Maybe KeySoft will one day go
multi-tasking. Wouldn't
that be great! Honestly I hadn't considered
the application side
of things. The friend with whom I debated
(quite the computer
geek, but in a good way) has done a lot of
research and said that
the duel core will tell the OS that,
basically, there are two
processors. The OS can then use them both
however it was
designed. I am probably mixed up, but would
that not then mean
that the only app that needs redesigning is
the OS itself, though
in this case CE AND KS? You bring up a great
point, though.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Villa"
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Date sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:40:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Random Question:
replacing processor?
everyone is hot over the duel core processors
not taking in to
account that
the only that they are of an advantage is if
the code running on
them is
written with them in mind.
If a person can get 2 separate applications
running that are
independent in
their resource use, then you might begin to
see an advantage.
But running
only 1 application won't get much of a boost
in execution.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Random Question:
replacing processor?
1.25GHz? WOW!!! It would make more sense,
though, for HW to use
the
cooler, smaller, and (I think) cheaper
624MHz duel core. My
friend and I
just had a debate over the duel cores vs.
the higher MHz and low
GHz
processors, and he won. I guess it is all a
mute point, though,
since the
user cannot do anything and by the time HW
releases a new
motherboard for
the mPower, there will probably be some huge
advance in
microprocessors
and we will have some 1.8GHz quad core
thing. Don't I wish!
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Braillenote List'"
<[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:25:05 -0700
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Random Question:
replacing processor?
Alex,
Probably HumanWare can, but it depends on the
power supply. If a
new version
of BN hardware comes out, then it might have
Intel Xscale PXA29x
clocked
(running) at 1.25 GHz, with the RAM between
64 and 128 MB.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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m] On Behalf Of Alex
Parks
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Braillenote] Random Question:
replacing processor?
Hi all, especially you techies:
Here is a random question: what happens if
you void all
warranties and
disassemble an mPower (stop shuddering, it is
just hypothetical).
Once
inside, what would CE and/or KS do if you
replaced the current
416 XScale
processor with a new processor, such as a
dual core 624? What
about the RAM?
Would the CE version update itself or would
it fry? Would the
voltage be
correct? So many questions... But basically,
could the BN accept
a
higher-running processor or other hardware? I
do NOT plan on
trying this,
but if some new BN comes out and I have it
and a
(then) old mPower, I might be tempted...
Have a great day,
Alex
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