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Re: ARM based Amiga?
« on: December 31, 2011, 03:40:33 PM »
Maybe the topic should be: ARM based AMIGA-Like computer.
The way hardware has developed since 1994 it's clear that nowadays you can buy a lot of cpu/gpu power at a low price point, especially when this hardware is also used in many (embedded) systems. It's clear that ARM based processors and SOC (system on a chips) are very affordable (i don't know about MIPS for example, they might have a good offering too). Take for example the Sony VITA, you could base an AMIGA-like computer on such an architecture and have a very powerful machine.
 

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Re: ARM based Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2012, 02:44:35 PM »
Staying with the AMIGA-like computing experience and the idea that this  could be an ARM based one I would like to make things a little more  concrete.
The Pandaboard is a step in the direction I was thinking  about ARM-wise, and so are consoles custom chip-wise. Merging these  together in a small keyboard form factor with specs like these:
CPU: 2x ARM Cortex-A15 Quad-core
GPU: Power VR SGX543MP8 / 8-core ARM Mali T658
Direct  hardware access is a must, as is hardware uniformity, so code can  always be optimized. The hardest part would be the OS, it would have to  be of BeOS quality in its ability to effectively use the hardware,  keeping it clean and simple.