> So did I. In order to get samples, I actually got a couple of PalmPilots
> with smashed screens, cracked voltage converter inductors etc. Motorola
> quoted the price above for 1000+. I wasn't even looking at the 68382E,
> which is the new model. However, that has been a while ago - now that the
> new model is out, it's entirely possible that some overstock dealer can
get
> the old model quite cheap. But I still think 1$ sounds too cheap - not
that
> I'd complain. Now if only I could find the MCF5102 at that cost :-)
Actually TT did some work for Palm (they have their European R&D
located in south of France) about the processor to chose for the
future, as Motorola's plans are so complicated to understand (why is
there still no Coldfire comparable with Dragonball, ie with integrated
LCD driver, serial ports, timer...???). This was nearly one year ago
and at that time the first generation Dragonball was quoted $11 for
10 000 units in the website, which in fact turned out to be $5, which
now could be much less because Palm dropped it.
Incidentally TT's conclusion was that the 68K instruction
set is still one of the best available (40% more efficient than ARM).
> This actually gives me an idea - one could actually do a 68328 based
> QL-like computer and fit it into something the size of a Z88 :-)
It could even be squeezed into Z88 housing, together with a hard
disk drive and plenty of memory :))) And the source of processors
could be smashed Palms...
> >No it would be very much bigger. But usable not only by children, I
agree.
> >
> Well, the main PCB itself would be very small as there would only be a few
> chips. The rest would depend on how big you want the display and keyboard
> to be.
For the toy market it should be like a PC laptop, even if it was empty
inside!
Arnould
