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Re: 64-bit gotcha

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On 12/04/2011 07:06 AM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> 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.

Geesh. Wish I had held off on the BeagleBoard. May explain why we now 
have the BeagleBone!
<http://beagleboard.org/>

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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