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| nordemoniac:
Intel just announced their "Intel Edison", a 1998 computer packed in a plastic casing the size of a SD card. Thoughts? |
| SavannahLion:
Hard to say. If it follows the SD card pinout and counting those extra pads along the bottom, there isn't a whole hell of a lot to interface to. That means additional hardware in the form of Bluetooth or Wifi to get the IO needed. I have no feelings for it really. Previous SD card form factor computers are just blow jobs. Take a look at the Electric Imp and all the ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- you have to do to get it working. If the card is cheap and if current dev tools can be leveraged without burning too big a hole in the pocketbook, then yes. I see interesting applications for it. |
| pbj:
Someone didn't read the press release. Sounds pretty damn neat to me. |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: pbj on January 07, 2014, 03:45:44 pm ---Someone didn't read the press release. Sounds pretty damn neat to me. --- End quote --- Let me translate... How much I/O does this have? Enough for a thirteen button CP or just six? If not the user will have to resort to additional hardware, eg a BT gamepad to get that functionality. Press release cites it uses the SoC as Galileo, cool but I don't see twenty plus pins on there. A 1998 PC had room for video and audio.... needs I continue on this track? If Intel keeps costs low, and promotes an easily accessible toolchain, I can see very interesting applications for this. But equivalent application as a 1998 era PC? No. Why even compare? It's 2014. It needs to stand in the ring with the other competitors. |
| michelevit:
As a frugal builder, i'm probably going to just keep purchasing used pcs on Craigslist and just use those for mame cabs. 100 bucks gets me a complete desktop computer with monitor and speakers. |
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