z80 vs Python

[Corey Coughlin]

Oh, it's not a 286 processor, it's a Intel XScale® PXA255, which is a
full 32 bit ARM architecture.  Basically, it's the same processor you
find in a lot of PocketPC PDAs.  So it's not x86 compatible, but there
are plenty of linux versions (full 32 bit) around for it.  Although
the memory constraints require you to scale things down a little.  It
looks like they're taking the processor and adding the minimum support
chips to keep the board small.

It's kind of a shame in some ways, what I'd really like to see is
something using the new multicore ARM, so that you could go for a
massive multiprocessor architecture with the lowest possible power. 
And a higher speed interface, like PCI, so you could gang them
together to a normal pc, kind of like the clearspeed processor
(www.clearspeed.com).  Then you could really start looking at massive
computing power on the desktop at low power.  Not that I really need
it or anything, but still, could be fun.


Pierre-Frédéric Caillaud <peufeu at free.fr> wrote in message news:<opr940y6ls1v4ijd at musicbox>...
> On 24 Jun 2004 16:36:09 -0700, Corey Coughlin <corey.coughlin at attbi.com>  
> wrote:
> 
> > Personally, if I had the time, I'd try porting python to a gumstix
> > board:
> >
> > http://www.gumstix.com/
> >
> > It probably wouldn't be too hard, but still, it'd be fun to get it
> > onto that tiny board.  :)
> 
> 	That board is incredible !
> 
> 	Is the "special" 286 processor on it 32-bit or 16-bit like the old 286  
> was ?
> 	I guess you can't run Linux on a 16 bit so it must be 32...
> 
> 	And the price is so small !