[50G] Question

[cutterjohn]

(03-09-2015 09:50 PM)Marcus von Cube Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 09:36 PM)Tugdual Wrote:  Just found that the 50G was actually an emulated Saturn on ARM.
I really thought it would be ARM native assembly. What's the benefit of emulating Saturn?

The existing code base. It's not the first time in computer history that new hardware was used to emulate older designs just to preserve the investment in software. (Tandem Computers' NonStop architecture comes to my mind here.)
HP was too fscking cheap--- to do for the 50g what they did for the prime is the TRUE answer which answers why they're where they're at now vs. TI selling 30y old garbage at assinine prices...

(03-09-2015 09:36 PM)Tugdual Wrote:  I think the Prime is native ARM now, isn't it?

Yes and that's a two fold experience: We can see tremendous advantages in performance and usability, but on the other hand, the system leaves a lot to improve on.Doesn't even approach 48xx capabilities and reliability...

fixed it for ya...

It's called what happens when you're running a failing business and further compound that by NOT spending ANY money on it(or spending it foolishly)... evidenced by: HP Prime still a WIP at best... HP the home of alpha(beta?) calculators...

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I fully expect this to be flagged and banned again, but I'm off as I've sort of joined the filthy console peasants and have some PS3s to muck around with... of course it helps that I did so after they stopped making these and that they're so common that I could BUY everything useful for a few bucks(including a NIB ps3) also have a vita and n3dsxl to hack...
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