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Re: The $1 computer.

From	Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: The $1 computer.
Date	2013-04-26 00:46 -0700
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Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> writes:
>> What about a $1 computer instead based on forth.
> Maybe $5. ...  bruehl.pdf
> "Forth for Education" uses a friendly IDE (Win32forth app) and
> CamelForth running on a MSP430 Launchpad.

Alas, the MSP430 Launchpad board that was $4.30 USD for a long time now
costs $10 in the US.  They had to be taking a loss on each one before,
and I wonder if a lot of them ended up being built into products instead
of used for evaluation.  I was tempted to buy maybe a dozen of them for
various purposes, though in practice they would have ended up sitting
around.  I did get one, which is sitting around.

Given that they are no longer the cheapest board out there, the
Freescale Freedom boards (several models) seem more attractive because
of their greater capabilities (ARM Cortex M0+ or M4F processors).  Or
getting a little spendier, the Teensy (ATMega), Femtoduino, and other
tiny boards can fit into tighter corners.

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The $1 computer. ". ." <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 07:47 -0700
  Re: The $1 computer. Brad Eckert <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 09:20 -0700
    Re: The $1 computer. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-04-26 00:46 -0700
    Re: The $1 computer. ". ." <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-04-26 01:27 -0700
      Re: The $1 computer. Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2013-04-30 08:01 -0400
        Re: The $1 computer. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-04-30 10:11 -0700
        Re: The $1 computer. Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 07:49 -0700
          Re: The $1 computer. rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 11:30 -0400
            Re: The $1 computer. Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 09:44 -0700
  Re: The $1 computer. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-04-25 09:22 -0700
  Re: The $1 computer. rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 15:56 -0400
  Re: The $1 computer. Update 1 Steve <nospam275@gmail.com> - 2013-05-01 10:17 -0700

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