<div dir="ltr">I totally think running an x86 CPU in the phone would be great for opening up possibilities for hobbyist developers. ARM may be more efficient but if this project is meant to really enable DIY projects, I think x86 would be fantastic. <br>
<br>Part of what we've got to also keep in mind is that the power specs we see now are for today - where are they going to be in a year? What has the trend for improvement been? Perhaps if there's a strong relationship with Intel to be leveraged, we could ping them on the idea. If we can deliver them a list of power requirements it's possible they may be very interested in finding little tweaks and offering suggestions on how to make that work.<br>
<br>I'm all for x86 on the phone. I think it'd only serve to open the platform up even more and isn't that more or less the point?<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Brad Midgley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmidgley@gmail.com">bmidgley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Joachim<br>
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> thats also my conclusion: x86 is not ready yet for really mobile use.<br>
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</div>fwiw, atom may not be ready, but there are a couple of system-on-chip<br>
x86 cpus out there that might be interesting. Just how much power is<br>
still in question, but there's geode from AMD, some VIA offerings, and<br>
a couple from lesser-known manufacturers like Tri-M.<br>
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<font color="#888888">Brad<br>
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