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Author: Robert MillerRobert Miller Date: Jun 15, 2008 11:55
"Elizabeth D Rather" forth.com> wrote in message
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> The starter kits have been around for a while (USB drive with S24 chip on
> board), for qualified prospective customers. What's changed is the
> compiler, which has been improved, and the addition of the Programmer's
> Manual (which I wrote, based on input from them). I assume new starter
> kits now include the new compiler and example programs in their onboard
> flash (rather than the previous versions), but I don't know that.
>
Do you have any idea when the starter kits will be available for the merely
curious possibly-prospective customer and for how much? I have no idea what
I might do with the S24, but I'd still like to get my hands on a kit just to
see what I can do with it.
The documentation for this could be considerably enhanced by the addition of
a well explained non-trivial reference design. This is a whole different
concept and is a bit of a mind bender for those used to more linear
single-processor designs. A working example would go a long way toward
helping re-orient one's thought processes towards how 24 fast, but
severely-memory-limited processors, can be used to solve a processing
problem. Factoring taken to a new level?
Bob
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