Re: New ][ Hardware - DSP board (soon!)

[neufeld@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Christopher Neufeld)]

In article <C2zDC7.BHG@javelin.sim.es.com> kpopple@imp.sim.es.com (Ken Poppleton) writes:
>
>If you are interested in developing software for the AIIdsp you will
>need some of the following litature and an assembler.  I am currently
>using an assembler running on an IBM-PC and another on the Sun from
>Motorola.  These sell for about $800 (US) directly from Motorola.  There
>is also a Mac version.  There is a public assembler for Unix, written in
>'C'.  If someone would like the source I can send it to them.  This is
>the best chance to get an assembler on the AppleII.
>
   For an assembler I suggest using ORCA/M's ability to cross-compile. If
we know the valid opcodes and commands it's possible to make up some
macros and redefined commands which will make ORCA/M look just like a
dedicated DSP56001 assembler. If this board makes it to the market this
is what I'll do to write my own programs for it.

>Wanted: Please send me your expectations and uses.  This will help me to
>	develop a useful board.  Do you expect to do your own
>	programming or get complete applications?
>
   Here's what would guarantee my buying the board: a SANE Toolset patch
sending all the appropriate calls there for quick evaluation. I believe
the FPE on the market now comes with patches to the toolset for this
purpose. Granted, it's a bit slower to pretend to be calling tools than
to do it directly, but it would make the card backward compatible with
programs which handle floating point.
   I realize a DSP is a lot more than an FPE, but I would use mine as an
FPE quite a bit, as well as programming it to do fun things.

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