So...Will there ever be a Pandora 2?

[mmielke]

After countless setbacks and improper media reviews,  ED and the rest of the team have learned their lessons and will undoubtedly make the Dragonfly the best portable console there is. I like the keyboard...... It's very sturdy, the keys have no risk of falling off, the gaming controls are awesome, and everythings in the right place. The Wi-Fi chip needs replaced, though. There are certain access points it just won't connect to, especially locked points that I have access to. The Pandora 2 needs to have the current version of Android and whatever Linux OS the community wants. Games and apps from various repo's should install without any hassle or emulation, thus alleviating the "port request" issues. The battery and touchscreen work fine, and the form factor isn't too bulky, although the case misalignment needs fixed. I was one of the fortunate customers that received a Pandora from Craig last August, and I hope that the Pandora 2 has everything down pat. GC is definitely doing their job, and I commend them for that. Cheers to ED and the crew, the amazing community who support this project through donations and programming efforts, and everyone else who makes the Pandora a success in our hearts. Peace and Pandora!  

-Mike-

 

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[Nintendo]

lol

 

[Foxgod]

I think there will be a successor, no idea if itl be called Pandora2.

 

[Binky]

Gruntmaster 6000 (with optional upgrade to the Gruntmaster 9000)

Remember folks: The Name Comes First

 

[Tenka]

I wouldn't like for it to have another phoenix name, but it could be made fitting because of the rebirth myth.  Neither dragons or dragonflies have anything to do with what the Pandora 2 could be though, they're just popular words.  Please people, stop naming your children Elvis because you enjoyed Elvis, no matter how great Elvis was.  Or if you have to follow that simplest name to reach for rule, at least borrow from a more obscure singer you enjoyed so that the other kids are less likely to say "Oh hah he's Elvis like Elvis."

Come on, please, Myriad!

 

[Foxgod]

I wouldn't like for it to have another phoenix name, but it could be made fitting because of the rebirth myth.  Neither dragons or dragonflies have anything to do with what the Pandora 2 could be though, they're just popular words.  Please people, stop naming your children Elvis because you enjoyed Elvis, no matter how great Elvis was.  Or if you have to follow that simplest name to reach for rule, at least borrow from a more obscure singer you enjoyed so that the other kids are less likely to say "Oh hah he's Elvis like Elvis."

Come on, please, Myriad!

But what about Elvis Costello?

 

[Tenka]

I wouldn't like for it to have another phoenix name, but it could be made fitting because of the rebirth myth.  Neither dragons or dragonflies have anything to do with what the Pandora 2 could be though, they're just popular words.  Please people, stop naming your children Elvis because you enjoyed Elvis, no matter how great Elvis was.  Or if you have to follow that simplest name to reach for rule, at least borrow from a more obscure singer you enjoyed so that the other kids are less likely to say "Oh hah he's Elvis like Elvis."

Come on, please, Myriad!

But what about Elvis Costello?

The kids at school would still tell him he ain't nothing but a hound dog over and over again, he'd just have the responsibility of correcting them each time.

 

[Cameleon]

If there ever is a successor to the Pandora. I think it should support the most popular Indie developer platforms out there, like Unity, and have tools that allow true open development, allowing developers to use whatever language they want, like Java, C#, Objective-C *spit*, Python, Ruby et al. not be so squarely focussed on C/C++.

 

[Binky]

Firstly, no-one's stopping anyone devving for Pandora in any manner they choose. There are many compliers and IDE's available, the operating system is relatively conventional and the firmware is open source.

Secondly, this is a software problem, what has it to do with new hardware in the form of a hypothetical P2?

 

[gotwake424]

If there ever is a successor to the Pandora. I think it should support the most popular Indie developer platforms out there, like Unity, and have tools that allow true open development, allowing developers to use whatever language they want, like Java, C#, Objective-C *spit*, Python, Ruby et al. not be so squarely focussed on C/C++.

Nope 

It will only support LISP 

 

[Cameleon]

Firstly, no-one's stopping anyone devving for Pandora in any manner they choose. There are many compliers and IDE's available, the operating system is relatively conventional and the firmware is open source.

Secondly, this is a software problem, what has it to do with new hardware in the form of a hypothetical P2?

Well, it can't hurt to see what tools developers want to see available for a device, then make hardware choices that make porting or supporting those tools a trivial task.

 

[ShleeDragon]

The pandora 2 will be an FPGA style SOC and people will code in Verilog... it's the way of the future.

 

[EvilDragon]

Firstly, no-one's stopping anyone devving for Pandora in any manner they choose. There are many compliers and IDE's available, the operating system is relatively conventional and the firmware is open source.

Secondly, this is a software problem, what has it to do with new hardware in the form of a hypothetical P2?

Well, it can't hurt to see what tools developers want to see available for a device, then make hardware choices that make porting or supporting those tools a trivial task.

All languages you mentioned do already work on the normal Pandora or could be ported...I don't really see a connection between the coding language and the hardware...?

 

[Cameleon]

Firstly, no-one's stopping anyone devving for Pandora in any manner they choose. There are many compliers and IDE's available, the operating system is relatively conventional and the firmware is open source.


Secondly, this is a software problem, what has it to do with new hardware in the form of a hypothetical P2?

Well, it can't hurt to see what tools developers want to see available for a device, then make hardware choices that make porting or supporting those tools a trivial task.

All languages you mentioned do already work on the normal Pandora or could be ported...
I don't really see a connection between the coding language and the hardware...?

I was simply stating what I'd like to see in a Pandora 2 device from a wider development perspective, I said nothing about hardware.

 

[Binky]

The pandora2 is (or will be, or might be) hardware.

The software for the P2 is likely to be a direct descendant of the software available for the P1 at the time

Any software changes you want can be achieved with the current Pandora1 hardware

If you want foo IDE or bar compiller, the P1 is probably capable of running it, is someone were willing to port it.

 

[darkborn]

How many?

 

[darkborn]

Craigix

Craigbox

Craigbox 360

Craigbox 1080(p)

Craigbox 2M

If $="Craig", then ∞= "2 months"

I like the name Dragonscale, or Dragonbox. Or maybe Drakenscale or Drakenbox.

Oh, I get it... Evil one.


And Now for Something Completely Different.

Dear ED & everybody, please inform yourself about Osborne Effect. And again (Nokia).

So, please make some disclaimer before "advertising" P2 here.

 

[Binky]

I thought it was pretty clear that everything in this subforum is hypothetical and unofficial?

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How many?

Lots.

 

[darkborn]

I thought it was pretty clear that everything in this subforum is hypothetical and unofficial?

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How many?

Lots.

Think so.