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Well I have a few things in mind for that extra power. However I'm mostly doing it to support the team.
Also, thanks to everyone who's made suggestions so far.
"Must haves" for the Pandora?
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Also, thanks to everyone who's made suggestions so far.
Kumaki
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No prob. Just that most folks would probably be used to using .zip files straight up with a MAME-type game...I didn't even try it, the read me sorta let me know it would be ideal to unzip the file and put all the individual files in the rom folder. But that wasn't entirely clear.
Oh, yes, Vice is very nice.
Shoot, i'm a poet and didn't know it!
Kumaki
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Just was sayoing...the one thing I have gleaned from these boards that 1Ghz is best for is if you are doing it specifically FOR N64 emulation. That's the one thing that really DOES seem to need the 1Ghz to run well.
Supporting the team is a great thing to do...but I'm wondering the difference in profit margin between the 1Ghz, versus Rebirth.
If you REALLY want to support the team, and don't actually NEED the 1Ghz, you might get a Rebirth, and then make an extra donation with the saved money, and it might actually help the team more than just buying the 1 Ghz version. But I don't know for sure.
I have a hard time believing there is an extra $200 in pure profit to Pandora...on a sale of 1Ghz, versus sale of a Rebirth.
Not to talk you out of a 1Ghz, if that is what you want and NEED. But if your motivation is supporting the team...my idea might actually support the team more.
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The rebirth is what I currently have actually, I ordered one more or less right away back in February I believe. Now I'm sending it back for a 1ghz.
Although, you just sold me on the 1ghz anyway actually, I loved the n64 so if that extra horse power is needed for it I'd already consider it a good choice.
Although, you just sold me on the 1ghz anyway actually, I loved the n64 so if that extra horse power is needed for it I'd already consider it a good choice.
Kumaki
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Well, they say on the Boards that that is the area where the 1Ghz helps the most. I might eventually send my Rebirth back for a 1Ghz, if it wasn't too much extra money, but there would have to be a VERY QUICK SHIP because I'd hate to be without my Pandy for ANY length of time.
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I'll be honest. I have a 1ghz, and it is still really slow... I wish it was faster
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I'm only a few states away from where Ithic is located, and I shipped mine back priority. So it shouldn't take long. I found the $300 price to be reasonable personally.
Are you talking about n64 emulation specifically?
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DosBox and Quemu hugely benefit from the extra-power. Also most other non-gaming related things (browsing, applications ... using a DVB-T usb-stick) run a lot smoother. I recently upgraded from my Rebirth to a 1GHz board and did not regret it.
Even though there are only very few things a 1 GHz unit can do, that a Rebirth or even CC unit can't.
Even though there are only very few things a 1 GHz unit can do, that a Rebirth or even CC unit can't.
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That's pretty much exactly how I've felt and my reasons for doing it.
Now that I've got time to show my Pandora some love I saw that the 1ghz unit could handle Qemu quite a bit better which is something that intrigued me, and I also plan on using my Pandora like a computer, since well.. That's what it is. So the extra grunt is always welcome.
Kumaki
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At the risk of sounding totqally stupid, what exactly is Qemu and what does it do?
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http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=qemu
It's a "machine emulator" it can be used for Dos and older versions of Windows and their respective games.
Kumaki
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How do you run Windows in this?
And can you run Windows 98?
This is an app, right, not a seperate operating system?
And can you run Windows 98?
This is an app, right, not a seperate operating system?
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Yes, It is a pnd
http://pandorawiki.org/Qemu_for_Pandora
This is its wiki, it will probably answer most of your questions, and far better than I could.
http://pandorawiki.org/Qemu_for_Pandora
This is its wiki, it will probably answer most of your questions, and far better than I could.
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I would like to see a specific comparison of niceties between the main Angstrom port and Slackware on the Pandora. I know nothing of the useful differences. I won't use Slackware as a main if it can't run PNDs, for example.
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Dude, just read few lines at the description!
eatures :
-full hardware support
-12 window managers, including Xfce-4.10, Minimenu and Enlightenment DR17
-KDE-4.8.5 (512M RAM recommended), installed via internet in two commands
-pnd support
-PNDstore and PNDManager support
-most official Open Pandora setup scripts support
If you're talking about OTHER features you choosed a bad example.
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Tenka
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I sure did, whoops. Well that's awesome, but as far as I know none of these features are exclusive to Slackware between the two. I know the pull can't just be the name though, and I can almost remember reading someone suggest Slackware to somebody having trouble using something in Angstrom, once at least.
Slackware also offers a working repository. So you can simply install a lot of stuff like on a normal computer. (Though I have to admit that some of the things available don't really work, like Stellarium (too slow) or Myth-TV (won't start)). Still it offers a lot more possibilities.
If you're happy with what you can do with the .PNDs from the repo I also see no reason to use Slackware (although it is so easy to install there is no reason not to try it just for the heck of it). It becomes really interesting when you want to do more though.
If you're happy with what you can do with the .PNDs from the repo I also see no reason to use Slackware (although it is so easy to install there is no reason not to try it just for the heck of it). It becomes really interesting when you want to do more though.
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I think myth-tv needs a database setup prior to launch it.
Kumaki
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Ohy, boy....that sounds hard as all hell! I could screw it up WAY too easily. Scares the hell out of me.
You need a win 98 disk, right?
How the hell do you get what's on the disk to go onto the Pandy when you can't hook it to a computer? Mine never recognized the Pandy.
