Re: newbie question ARM and windows

From: Wing Fong Wong (wing_at_tartarus.uwa.edu.au)
Date: 06/29/04


Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:20:36 +0000 (UTC)

sebastian <malaka@email.it> wrote:
> hi,
>
> i just saw that the new HP49G has an ARM running at 60MHz, and it got
> me thinking that my first computer was a 40MHz 386DX with 4MB of RAM
> and i remember i could run windows 3.1 on it. Does it means that i
> could run windows on an ARM running at 60MHz (not on the calculator of
> course)
> could i build a computer with an ARM? (i think Acorn computers were
> based on ARM) but i'd like to know if it'd be possible to build it
> from scratch
> thanks
When you say you want to build one from scratch, what do you actually
mean?

Do you mean:
1. you want to start with a chip like the lpc2000 series processor,
etch your own 2 layer board(minimum here), design the peripherals
around that and finally make an operating system from scatch for it, or
2. start with a minimal board with a processor on it(like the ones from
olimex) and then build peripherals around it, and then uses say a OS like
uClinux and recompile it for your needs, or
3. start with a single board computer heavy in peripherals, eg. CF interface
, lcd interface, keypad interface, and much more. Maybe even have it pre-
installed with some sort of OS, or lastly
4. build a computer, read as "put a computer together" usually a wintel
box or similar.

Personally, I'm working from 2. Its not that hard, you just need to
be decisive in what you want. Cos, you can't have everything on such
small devices.

P.S. Sorry if my writing is not too lucid, have the flu at the moment
and the medication is affecting my concentration.

-- 
Wing Wong.
Webpage: http://wing.ucc.asn.au
FAQs about me:
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Yes, but only if it pays.
Are you insane?
No, not at the moment.


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