Re: Hardware: Gaming Console

On 1/8/03 1:58 pm, "Cliff Radtke" <[email protected]> wrote:

> A short while ago, I read about a "GB32", which is a very exciting gaming
> console which competes with the GameBoy. The Game Boy is something like
> 14MHz (some RISC-type CPU), the GB32 is something like a 150MHz ARM. It h=
as
> a bunch of ports on it, as well as a high resolution LCD.

Wow! What a cute little bit of kit! My first PC was a Cyrix x86 P-150 - it'=
s
typical to think that I paid hundreds for that, and that a similar level of
technology is now available in such a small form-factor for =A3100.

> It's fast enough to emulate all other handheld consoles to date, and has =
a
> USB port (keyboard, mouse?), as well as a port for as large of an SMC you
> can buy. So I don't think there would be TOO much of a problem getting a
> linux distro on it... it's all very exciting.

It seems there may be attempts afoot to get Linux on one:
http://www.devrs.com/gp32/software.php#comp
http://www.xs4all.nl/~abvuijk/http://darkfader.net/gp32/

> However, I've never
> cross-compiled (I intend to learn, though), so I'm just guessing it's
> do-able. You guys tell me =3D)

Certainly *sounds* interesting. I wonder how it boots, tho'..?

Stroller.