Mister-Matrix t1_jc49m2c wrote
Reply to comment by s6original in PotatoP Laptop Aims for Two Years of Battery Life by diacewrb
The specs are from 1972 too..
384 KB RAM and 1 MB flash memory, monochrome 320 x 240 pixels display, 96 MHz
Still, 2-years of battery life between charges sounds impressive.
s6original t1_jc4aett wrote
It does but what kind of computing would you even do on this thing? Kinda big for a calculator.
Mister-Matrix t1_jc4kroy wrote
Well, it's based on a SparkFun RedBoard Artemis ATP board (Arduino-compatible), so that should provide lots of Input/Output options for development projects.
Since it uses the uLisp programming language and the board behaves similar to the Arduino Uno, it should be able to run all of the "Simple Examples" on the left-hand side of this page: http://www.ulisp.com/show?1LG8
s6original t1_jc4mf9k wrote
Yeah well if you start playing a bunch of Simon on this thing you'll be lucky to get 20 months of battery life.
vezwyx t1_jc589td wrote
Dang, there go my 21-month Simon desert island extravaganza plans
Onlyindef t1_jc7qe8d wrote
What if they put a little solar panel on it like the calculator
Mister-Matrix t1_jcafbrj wrote
They already did attach a bank of solar cells...
Look at the photo, to the right of the display to see the solar panel.
emmmmceeee t1_jc4nqpq wrote
384K was a lot of ram for 1972. Even for 1982.
Distinct-Location t1_jc51ps6 wrote
And 96 MHz would’ve been faster than the fastest supercomputer. The Cray-1 only reached 80 MHz in 1976.
DBeumont t1_jc7oxtm wrote
The Super Nintendo was only 3.58MHz and look at what it was capable of.
powerMiserOz t1_jc5eezp wrote
Except in 1972 that would fill a room.
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ShutterPriority t1_jc6mky6 wrote
Yes. I missed punch cards in University by 1 year…. It was late 80s… and there were a few of these “IBM PCs” around too, with 64MB of RAM! Whooo hooo!
adviceKiwi t1_jc65n5m wrote
> Still, 2-years of battery life between charges sounds impressive.
Two years later, now where did I put that effing charger??
Arve t1_jc6gonl wrote
384kB of RAM and a meg of solid state storage and a 96 MHz chip was more in the realm of sci-fi in 1972. Fast forward, and computers like the Mac, Atari ST and Amiga had 512kB, no flash and ran at 7 -8MHz
SCPH-1000 t1_jc6jel6 wrote
The CPU speed would have been a dream in 1992, and the RAM insane for 1982
Syscrush t1_jc6mnth wrote
Not quite. In 1992, 66MHz DX2 processors were available to consumers, and 90MHz Pentium chips were right around the corner. I agree that these speeds were a bit out of reach still in '92, but I think it's a stretch to say it would have been a dream.
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