* [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
@ 2006-11-15 9:59 app
2006-11-17 1:05 ` Micah Stetson
2006-11-29 19:15 ` rog
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From: app @ 2006-11-15 9:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
I am toying with an idea of building my own MP3 player + general gadget
with Plan 9. Any suggestions for a budget HW platform? Can you make it
usable, with decent battery life? Audio out, USB2 in, some fancy input
device and a good display would be nice. Has to be small enough to fit
in a loose pocket.
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* Re: [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
2006-11-15 9:59 [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9 app
@ 2006-11-17 1:05 ` Micah Stetson
2006-11-17 7:42 ` Bruce Ellis
2006-11-29 19:15 ` rog
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Micah Stetson @ 2006-11-17 1:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> I am toying with an idea of building my own MP3 player + general gadget
> with Plan 9. Any suggestions for a budget HW platform? Can you make it
> usable, with decent battery life? Audio out, USB2 in, some fancy input
> device and a good display would be nice. Has to be small enough to fit
> in a loose pocket.
Not powerful enough to run Plan 9, methinks, but this looks sort of interesting:
http://makezine.com/daisy/
I've also thought a Plan 9 or Inferno port to the GP2X would be pretty
cool. I've put mine in a loose pocket.
Micah
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* Re: [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
2006-11-17 1:05 ` Micah Stetson
@ 2006-11-17 7:42 ` Bruce Ellis
2006-11-17 8:15 ` Harri Haataja
2006-11-17 17:28 ` Micah Stetson
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From: Bruce Ellis @ 2006-11-17 7:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
shouldn't be a problem to port inferno - if the docs are good and a
compiler is in place. i had a brief look at it just then but didn't
even see what processor it has.
the PS2 port of inferno took a week 'cause i had to modify the spim
compiler to cope with 128 bit registers and missing fp instructions.
the WRT took a day, as did the CE hosted port..
brucee
On 11/17/06, Micah Stetson <micah@stetsonnet.org> wrote:
> > I am toying with an idea of building my own MP3 player + general gadget
> > with Plan 9. Any suggestions for a budget HW platform? Can you make it
> > usable, with decent battery life? Audio out, USB2 in, some fancy input
> > device and a good display would be nice. Has to be small enough to fit
> > in a loose pocket.
>
> Not powerful enough to run Plan 9, methinks, but this looks sort of interesting:
>
> http://makezine.com/daisy/
>
> I've also thought a Plan 9 or Inferno port to the GP2X would be pretty
> cool. I've put mine in a loose pocket.
>
> Micah
>
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* Re: [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
2006-11-17 7:42 ` Bruce Ellis
@ 2006-11-17 8:15 ` Harri Haataja
2006-11-17 17:28 ` Micah Stetson
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From: Harri Haataja @ 2006-11-17 8:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 06:42:53PM +1100, Bruce Ellis wrote:
> shouldn't be a problem to port inferno - if the docs are good and a
> compiler is in place. i had a brief look at it just then but didn't
> even see what processor it has.
>
> the PS2 port of inferno took a week 'cause i had to modify the spim
> compiler to cope with 128 bit registers and missing fp instructions.
>
> the WRT took a day, as did the CE hosted port..
WRT? Does that mean there's a native port for some router platform?
I mean, those might even be available in the arctic waste here, so
it might be very interesting. :)
--
One does simply drawterm into Mordor.
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* Re: [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
2006-11-17 7:42 ` Bruce Ellis
2006-11-17 8:15 ` Harri Haataja
@ 2006-11-17 17:28 ` Micah Stetson
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Micah Stetson @ 2006-11-17 17:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> shouldn't be a problem to port inferno - if the docs are good and a
> compiler is in place. i had a brief look at it just then but didn't
> even see what processor it has.
It's based around the MagicEyes MP2520F, which has an ARM920T and an
ARM940T onboard. I think ARM compilers for Plan 9 and Inferno are
already up to the job, and the docs seem relatively complete. I just
haven't had time to take a whack at it, yet. I probably would start
with hosted Inferno, since the thing comes with Linux on it.
I'm quite pleased with mine. It doesn't weigh much; the screen's nice
and bright; the battery life is pretty good, considering it just uses
2 AAs (I like my iC3 15-minute charger); and it was nice to be able to
pack the NES, Game Boy, and Atari 2600 away permanently (although
Kaboom! isn't the same without a paddle). On top of that, the
manufacturer actually encourages you to hack on it -- something that
certainly can't be said for the PSP or the DS. I would rather the
'digital joystick' thing were a d-pad, but that's a small complaint.
Micah
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* Re: [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9
2006-11-15 9:59 [9fans] Building my own gadget with Plan 9 app
2006-11-17 1:05 ` Micah Stetson
@ 2006-11-29 19:15 ` rog
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: rog @ 2006-11-29 19:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> I am toying with an idea of building my own MP3 player + general gadget
> with Plan 9. Any suggestions for a budget HW platform? Can you make it
> usable, with decent battery life? Audio out, USB2 in [...]
as far as i'm aware, plan 9 isn't be able to take advantage of USB2.
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