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Re: Alan dismissing the handhelds at AmiGBG
« on: April 02, 2003, 09:47:22 AM »
Am partly disagree, that an Amiga (like/based/etc.) palm is a bad thing. Stuffing an A500 category machine into a palm size today is not that impossible task as it may seem.

Remember it had 512K memory (1Mb with expansion), while my Palm505 has 8Mb. (And 510 16Mb, and it just increases) It had a much slower CPU than which is in my Palm505 too, and the dragonball is pretty much compatible. Custom chips may be problematic, but the idea of having programs and an OS with the footprint of A500 programs and OS3.1 in a palm sound pretty realistic, methinks. I'd definitely buy one.
 

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Re: Alan dismissing the handhelds at AmiGBG
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2003, 10:06:11 AM »
Yes, having the PPC OS-es on a palm has a more viable future, yet ATM the 32Mb RAM it has is not that much. (Considering the footprint of PPC programs (mnemonics occupy larger space), and the extra ram needed for legacy 68K support (JIT buffer, etc.))

Both a 68K or a PPC based handheld can be a good solution ATM, while I agree that the PPC one has better future.

What is the performance of the PowerPC 405LP compared to a 603e or a G3?