From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ef33c33c4f98bde1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "John Duncan" Subject: Re: Compiler for Z80/6510 Date: 1999/11/29 Message-ID: <81ut0d$1nq$1@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 554588476 References: <3842C8FD.5EFB9685@pwfl.com> <3842E10D.5AE759FE@pwfl.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Organization: University of Pittsburgh X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: > To go in your direction, how about this? Produce a PowerPC based circuit board > with a few A/D and/or F/D converters, some discrete lines, maybe a UART and some > other stuff that would make it a good controller and bundle that with an Ada > compiler, link/load/diagnostic tools, etc. all plugged into a PC for > development. Think that could be done for ~ $500? What do you imagine the > minimum production price of a PowerPC based SBC could be in some reasonable > volume? > I could see it being done with a MIPS R4300i. They are like $30/chip. Toss in GNAT, and you have a good system. Plus, since there is so much optimization work targeted at the MIPS, it'd be good. Actually, Nintendo sells a box with an advanced graphics controller, four digital inputs, a memory card interface, sound, NTSC output, etc., and a MIPS R4300i, for around $99, but the C/C++ compiler and development kit (Metrowerks) are rather expensive. :) Still, the price is low enough to show what can be done. :) -John