Pandora 0.5

[lulzfish]

What if OPT used this older processor that I heard about on Slashdot a few years back, and made a shittier Pandora, with less RAM (I think 64MB should be enough for most GUI tasks) and less CPU power?


They could also take out some features, like the Bluetooth and touchscreen.


What do you think?

 

[Abanest]

To what end?

 

[Eridger]

Sounds like a really cool idea!

 

[Alec]

Will it come with a two-month trial period?

 

[DaMummy]

way to think outside the box...i cant agree though. imo, a great emulator device should emulate anything that isnt readily available to purchase at retail stores

 

[WolfSpider]

The Nintendo 64 emulator and alought of other emulators may not have been possible.

 

[Elanzer]

Sounds like a dingoo with different control scheme.


Probably extremely stripped down as well, minimenu only.

 

[moxie]

I do believe most of the boards are a bit sarcasm-challenged :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[John Bedlam]

What if OPT used this older processor that I heard about on Slashdot a few years back, and made a shittier Pandora, with less RAM (I think 64MB should be enough for most GUI tasks) and less CPU power?


They could also take out some features, like the Bluetooth and touchscreen.


What do you think?

Personally, I think 640k should be enough for anybody.

 

[lulzfish]

Personally, I think 640k should be enough for anybody.

I would really like to have full Linux, though.


And it wouldn't be like a Dingoo because from what I've seen the Dingoo has no keyboard and maybe not even Wi-Fi.


Abanest: To the noble end of perpetuating a forum meme.

 

[Coldbird]

Dear Sir, then you would basically have a PSP (64MB RAM) in a NDS shell without PSP games.


I prefer sticking to the original Pandora Design Concept, lol.

 

[Norfen]

Personally, I think 640k should be enough for anybody.

640K should be more than enough for anybody.

 

[Austin25]

Or 64k. :lol:

 

[John Bedlam]

Or 64k. :lol:

Hmm, surely by now it should be possible to find a low-power 6510, VIC-II and SID that would allow this Pandora 0.2 to run for a week?

 

[WizardStan]

Personally, I think 640k should be enough for anybody.

You must be physically limited to 1M. Be thankful to Bill Gates for actually pushing it that high. IBM wanted it to be 512K.

 

[Grench]

Mmm... no. Not a fan of this idea.


I'd much rather see the team put their efforts into building a successor with more capabilities than a neutered device for cheapskates.

 

[chris_r]

If you want a less powerful console just go and buy any of the older hardware available. GP32, GP2X, Wiz, Caannoo, Dingoo, Geimei(sp?). THere's plenty of them out there including a ton of generically branded chinese PMPs too.

 

[John Bedlam]

I do believe most of the boards are a bit sarcasm-challenged :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sarcasm doesn't translate well to the interwebs.

 

[I_Like_Cake]

What if OPT used this older processor that I heard about on Slashdot a few years back, and made a shittier Pandora, with less RAM (I think 64MB should be enough for most GUI tasks) and less CPU power?


They could also take out some features, like the Bluetooth and touchscreen.


What do you think?

I think this idea is awesome! I reckon that also the 0.5 should be much bigger and chunkier, with an absolutely attrocious battery life, and it should run on C type batteries, six of them.

 

[Wrath Of Khan]

NO.