Amithlon Kernel Project asks for donations

[Dr_Bombcrater]

The Amithlon Kernel Project is an ongoing attempt to modify Amithlon to support the very latest PC hardware.  In order to be able to buy new hardware to work on, we're now asking for donations.

If you'd like to help out or just download the improved kernel, go to the AKP site here.

[TallAmigan]

A worthy cause........

My questions though.... How is Bernie doing these days?

Bernie, IMHO you are great!
 :-)

[Glaucus]

Hey, can someone fill me in on the latest news on Amithlon? Last I heard it was kinda dead.

Also, I would recommend listing hardware that is to be targetted for Amithlon, I think that might get a better response then a vague "to support the very latest PC hardware."

  - Mike

[bloodmoney]

Well since is last status update is from the future
"12th November 20003" I would say it would probable support any new motherboard and hardware you use with it for the next 18000 years.
Wow!
 :-P  :-D  :-o

[Jope]

It's quite dead, but the linux kernel part is still being developed by Gary Colville..

H&P have basically disowned the thing and Harald Frank is the only original party that's still involved. He's been promising a load of updates, hope they're great once we get them.

Bernie released his Linux wrappers + Amithlon side devices, so we can now use Linux kernel modules for audio and network from the Amithlon side.

For buying Amithlon, your best bet is eBay.. Some retailers still have it in stock, so forget the "illegal to sell" and buy it from the retailers if you can still find it.

[ikir]

Where is Bernie? :-(

[umisef]

>Where is Bernie?

Right here (even if I apparently didn't log in for long enough to have my a.org account deleted...). Working fulltime as a so-called "senior developer" (and I got the business cards to prove it, too , for a very small startup in the public transport informations industry sector. Allegedly, I have been hired as a programmer (or rather, software designer...), but in reality, it turns out I am the only guy in the place who has ever studied EE, so I get to do a lot of hardware development (especially because I tend to come up with 50 cent solutions to what are perceived as 50 dollar problems).

And, in the nature of startups, the hours are long, life is stressful, and everyone's expertise is unique und irreplacable --- which means that while I am very much looking forward to having a break and going to Germany for a month over Christmas (yay!), I should right now get into the make-sure-everything-only-I-know-how-to-fix-just-works mode (i.e. write scripts that automatically start, then monitor and if needed restart, services clients depend upon; That sort of thing), but in reality am completely busy with finishing up prototype development on one project, and get-ready-for-million-dollar-production-run modifications on another.

Add to that my girlfriend and me recently moved into a new place, which has bugger all shelving (and due to us each having a complete independent household before, we have *lots* of stuff, much of it duplicate), with boxes still everywhere....

Life certainly isn't boring. I would love to have more (MUCH more) time to work on non-job-related projects, but alas, not at the moment.

[TallAmigan]

good to hear from you Bernie...!!! :-)

[Lo]

snipped from the mailing list...

mostly the nForce 2 chipset, GeForce FX cards, and GeForce4 MX / Go chips

Hey, can someone fill me in on the latest news on Amithlon? Last I heard it was kinda dead

[Dr_Bombcrater]

@Glaucus : The current high-priority list is the NForce 2, GeForce 4MX and GeForce FX. I'm also looking to support the KT600, SiS 7xx and Intel 865/875 chipsets, as well as a host of smaller devices.

(I hope this shows up - a.org has taken to eating all my comment posts.  :-(  )