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Re: 64-bit gotcha

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On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:17:25 -0800, Roedy Green wrote:

> I don't think I would enjoy programming today without some understanding
> of what goes on at the chip level and inside the OS. I would hope every
> CS student would write at least one device driver to get a feel for what
> an OS does for a living.

This is somewhat OTT, but....

I related thought has occurred here in the UK to some people with the 
money to do something about it. They realized that many of the current 
bunch of IT people in this country got their start as teenagers by 
hacking about with the Sinclair Spectrum and the BBC Model B - both 
fairly inexpensive machines and both designed so they could be 
experimented with - the Beeb even had a patch panel area. They have come 
up with a current equivalent, the RaspberryPi, which uses an ARM chip and 
runs Linux, so an ARM port of the JVM should be right at home. The 
machine is a small, simple board with 128 or 256 MB RAM, an SD card to 
boot from and USB, HDMI, audio and Ethernet interfaces plus a patch panel 
area and should sell for around $US 32. String an ethernet cable to 
anything that can run telnet or ssh (Kermit should be good too), plug in 
the power, and you're in business. Its due out early next year and, as 
its being done by a non-profit, prices should fall as volumes ramp up.

See http://www.raspberrypi.org/ for more detail if you're interested.

Disclaimer: I have no connection whatever with RaspberryPi, but am 
planning to get one to hack about with.


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64-bit gotcha Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-12-03 02:47 -0800
  Re: 64-bit gotcha Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-12-03 15:20 -0500
    Re: 64-bit gotcha Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-12-03 14:01 -0800
      Re: 64-bit gotcha Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-12-03 18:17 -0800
        Re: 64-bit gotcha Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-12-04 12:06 +0000
          Re: 64-bit gotcha Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-04 08:57 -0500
            Re: 64-bit gotcha Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-25 19:15 -0500
              Re: 64-bit gotcha Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-02-26 00:53 +0000
                Re: 64-bit gotcha Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-25 20:26 -0500
          Re: 64-bit gotcha Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-12-04 10:04 -0400
        Re: 64-bit gotcha Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-12 19:50 -0400
      Re: 64-bit gotcha Travers Naran <tnaran@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 09:17 -0800
      Re: 64-bit gotcha Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-12-04 18:33 -0600
        Re: 64-bit gotcha Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-12-04 16:56 -0800
        Re: 64-bit gotcha Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-12 19:53 -0400
      Re: 64-bit gotcha Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-12 19:49 -0400

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