For system help, all hardware / software topics NOTE: use Coders Corner for all coders topics.
Moderators: Krom , Grendel
Grendel
3d Pro Master
Posts: 4390 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:01 am
Location: Corvallis OR, USA
Post
by Grendel » Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:00 pm
..for nerds tho
Check out the
Xport 2.0 . Heck, I'll get one and try to interface it w/ the OBD-II comp of my car -- makes a neat dashboard device.
Now, anyone w/ the "Nerds" picture handy ?
Krom
DBB Database Master
Posts: 16138 Joined: Sun Nov 29, 1998 3:01 am
Location: Camping the energy center. BTW, did you know you can have up to 100 characters in this location box?
Contact:
Post
by Krom » Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:02 pm
You would be the first to claim a $30,000 dollar game console?
Mr. Perfect
DBB Fleet Admiral
Posts: 2817 Joined: Tue Apr 18, 2000 2:01 am
Location: Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Contact:
Post
by Mr. Perfect » Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:15 pm
I think this picture about sums it up.
roid
DBB Master
Posts: 9996 Joined: Sun Dec 09, 2001 3:01 am
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Contact:
Post
by roid » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:39 pm
did i miss something krom? it's only $199US max
Avder
DBB Material Defender
Posts: 4926 Joined: Sat Oct 09, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Moorhead, MN
Post
by Avder » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:52 pm
What is that on the bottom? A lego-wheels thingie? o_O
Krom
DBB Database Master
Posts: 16138 Joined: Sun Nov 29, 1998 3:01 am
Location: Camping the energy center. BTW, did you know you can have up to 100 characters in this location box?
Contact:
Post
by Krom » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:07 pm
[Grendel] wrote: ...makes a neat dashboard device.
BUBBALOU
DBB Benefactor
Posts: 4198 Joined: Tue Aug 24, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Dallas Texas USA
Contact:
Post
by BUBBALOU » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:04 am
STRESSTEST wrote: And the everyday use is?
That you can still be cheap and not buy a real PC!, I guess
Grendel
3d Pro Master
Posts: 4390 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:01 am
Location: Corvallis OR, USA
Post
by Grendel » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:43 am
STRESSTEST wrote: And the everyday use is?
Whatever you make out of it
In a nutshell you get a very powerfull embedded system development environment for very cheap. Great for getting kids started w/ programming (robotics) eg. Or, in my case, for hooking it up to your car to monitor the motor
JMEaT
DBB Meat ByProduct
Posts: 10047 Joined: Wed Mar 10, 1999 3:01 am
Location: USA
Post
by JMEaT » Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:19 pm
No thanks!!
*goes back to playing FFTA*
roid
DBB Master
Posts: 9996 Joined: Sun Dec 09, 2001 3:01 am
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Contact:
Post
by roid » Sat Apr 24, 2004 3:50 am
why not just use a PDA?
Krom
DBB Database Master
Posts: 16138 Joined: Sun Nov 29, 1998 3:01 am
Location: Camping the energy center. BTW, did you know you can have up to 100 characters in this location box?
Contact:
Post
by Krom » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:35 pm
Because thats no fun.
Tricord
DBB Alumni
Posts: 3394 Joined: Thu Nov 05, 1998 12:01 pm
Post
by Tricord » Sun Apr 25, 2004 1:55 am
Reminds me of someone buying a bunch of Xbox consoles for cheap (they were cheaper than the individual hardware pieces they were made of a while back). He would mod them as described on the internet, install Linux and make himself a server cluster using the network ports of the machines.
Or someone else used an Xbox as webserver. Cheaper than any other alternative
Sage
DBB Admiral
Posts: 1409 Joined: Thu Aug 01, 2002 2:01 am
Location: Sega Genesis
Contact:
Post
by Sage » Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:25 am
so what, do you have to type with an on screen keyboard?
Admiral LSD
DBB Admiral
Posts: 1240 Joined: Sun Nov 18, 2001 3:01 am
Location: Northam, W.A., Australia
Contact:
Post
by Admiral LSD » Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:03 am
No, you write the code on a PC and (I assume) download it to the flash ROM on the card. :rolleyes:
Kyouryuu
DBB Alumni
Posts: 5775 Joined: Fri Apr 30, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Isla Nublar
Contact:
Post
by Kyouryuu » Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:09 am
I have heard of a Game Boy Advance web server. There's also been some buzz in the Linux community about getting Linux to run on a GBA. Wouldn't that be painful?
fliptw
DBB DemiGod
Posts: 6459 Joined: Sat Oct 24, 1998 2:01 am
Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
Post
by fliptw » Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:19 pm
id just like to make the gba into an mp3 player.
that would be neat.
Battlebot
DBB Captain
Posts: 510 Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:01 am
Location: Texas
Post
by Battlebot » Sun Apr 25, 2004 4:46 pm
note the music button which is an mp3 player
Grendel
3d Pro Master
Posts: 4390 Joined: Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:01 am
Location: Corvallis OR, USA
Post
by Grendel » Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:18 pm
note the price..
roid wrote: why not just use a PDA?
Same reason and you get the FPGA w/ the Xport -- allows you to interface to almost anything w/ little effort.
Kyouryuu
DBB Alumni
Posts: 5775 Joined: Fri Apr 30, 1999 2:01 am
Location: Isla Nublar
Contact:
Post
by Kyouryuu » Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:45 pm
fliptw wrote: id just like to make the gba into an mp3 player.
that would be neat.
I think they make a "Song Boy" accessory that adds MP3 support to the GBA. It's not officially sanctioned by Nintendo, of course.
roid
DBB Master
Posts: 9996 Joined: Sun Dec 09, 2001 3:01 am
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Contact:
Post
by roid » Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:43 am
hey that is even cooler, good find kyouryuu (arg it's easier to spell SOL)