More HW from OpenMoko

Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente jsmanrique at gmail.com
Wed Jul 2 12:41:08 CEST 2008


That's the reason I was posting about XCAS[1], a Computer Algebra
System that runs in ARM devices, and the main developer know about
programming for restricted resources devices (calculators).

The main challenge is the User Interface (hardware and software):
- Hardware: keypad?
- Software: It must be easy and fast for first time users

There are many other options[2],

[1] http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/~parisse/giac.html
[2] http://code.google.com/p/sympy/

2008/7/1, steve <steve at openmoko.com>:
> Mathematica would be cool
>
>
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> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Rodolphe Ortalo
>  Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:16 AM
>  To: community at lists.openmoko.org
>  Subject: RE: More HW from OpenMoko
>
>  Given the freerunner hw, you can certainly do much better than that!
>  I would expect something like "mathematica in your pocket"... ;-) (In fact,
>  you sort of have already the rpn calculator via "dc".)
>
>  Hey, that's what I wanted as a second project after doing the current
>  "simple" calculator. But I was short of time for trying to do it (plus the
>  fact that it is not easy do decide between doing something entirely new and
>  porting an existing software).
>
>  Rodolphe
>
>
>  Le samedi 28 juin 2008 à 11:36 -0700, steve a écrit :
>  > RPN please.
>  >
>  > Actually it would be cool to do retro versions of the old HP
>  > prgrammable calcs ( 12 etc etc) Hehe, like donkey kong on the PC.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
>  > [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Jose
>  > Manrique Lopez de la Fuente
>  > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:39 AM
>  > To: List for Openmoko community discussion
>  > Subject: Re: More HW from OpenMoko
>  >
>  > Why not a powerful handeld graphic calculator?
>  >
>  > 2008/6/28, Al Johnson <openmoko at mazikeen.demon.co.uk>:
>  > > On Saturday 28 June 2008, Robert Schuster wrote:
>  > >> Hi,
>  > >> Mickey writes: "Openmoko is selling hardware products."
>  > >>
>  > >> Heck, why must OpenMoko only sell mobile phones?
>  > >
>  > > That's all they've sold direct so far, but it was said a long time
>  > > ago that non-phone products may be in the pipeline
>  > >
>  > >> I like Linux-based devices that are free as in freedom. So I would
>  > >> likely also buy a device from OpenMoko if it is a wireless router,
>  > >> a SOHO NAS (think NSLU2), a PDA or perhaps a gaming handheld.
>  > >
>  > > I would prefer Openmoko to fill holes where there aren't already
>  > > free devices available. Most of the areas you mention already have
>  > > hardware available that's as open as the Neo1973 and Freerunner:
>  > >
>  > > Routers - wireless or not:
>  > > PC Engines ALIX series - http://www.pcengines.ch/ MicroTik
>  > > RouterBOARDs - http://www.routerboard.com/comparison.html
>  > >
>  > > SOHO NAS:
>  > > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5637467946.html
>  > >
>  > > Gaming handheld:
>  > > Pandora
>  > >
>  > > Then there's the Neuros OSD which really needs a successor with a
>  > > better output than composite video, but is otherwise rather nice.
>  > >
>  > > The PDA is one area there's a gap I would like filling. I want a
>  > > modern incarnation of the Psion 5. I'll just have to see how the
>  > > Freerunner plus a bluetooth keyboard do as a replacement. It might
>  > > just be
>  > close enough...
>  > >
>  > > I would also like a less power-hungry version of the Chumby,
>  > > available outside the US.
>  > >
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