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x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 (Developers)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 30.11.2008, 20:53

> > It's too low in RAM and storage as well as having battery issues. Oh,
> and
> > the screen is a weird size, and it's really underpowered.
>
> It's not a big deal for a real DOS lover,

Being so limited in RAM really hampers what you can run on it. I could live with 8086 (although most common stuff requires 386+), but the low RAM kills a lot of apps. Even with srcs, I'm not talented enough to hack everything to fit in such a cramped space.

Besides, the idea of using (button) batteries (which may be hard to find and unreliable) put me off, somewhat.

> but I really missed a floppy
> disk drive and display illumination. Yes, there was a backlight mod, but
> it was very expensive compared to the price of a used Pofo.

It took the Game Boy 13 years to get a backlight while Game Gear and Lynx had it in 1989. That's also why the latter each used much more batteries. (Original GB used 4 AA while GBC used only 2. Game Gear and Lynx II both used 6, I think.)

> I also have the HP 200LX.

Sounds cool from what little I've read of it. Still, maybe too hard to get working. Same with Sharp Zaurus. It's not that I'm unwilling to hack the thing, it's just gotta be reasonable based upon my own limitations.

> > still (vaguely) cool. Something like the PoquetPC is probably more
>
> Used PoqetPCs are still available from
> http://www.cadigital.com/poqetpc.htm.

Again, I've read about this before, but batteries are so unreliable (esp. used) that I never bothered. Plus, lack of RAM really kills most common programs.

> > impressive (although I admit I never tried either). Who knows, maybe a
> > Sharp Zaurus can run DOSEMU? But whenever you hear people doing
> > such, it's usually for games. (Doesn't the GP2X or whatever have a
> > partial DOSBox port?)
>
> A netbook like the Acer Aspire One is only "slightly" larger, but a real
> PC.

Smaller screen (something like 8") and keyboard as well as no optical drive, so these "netbooks" weigh typically 2.5 lbs or so (vs. my current laptop's 6.5 lbs). And speaking of crappy battery life, 6 cell gives me max. 2 hrs on this laptop (and that's on "Power Saver", meh). Oh well. Blame the RAM, USB, wifi, optical drive, widescreen, multi-core/superscalar, etc. for that. (Yeah, I could get a 12 cell, I guess. But I don't majorly need it.) There are really good laptops (12 hrs for some high-end Toshiba), but they are much more expensive.

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Complete thread:

• x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 22.11.2008, 15:15 (Developers)
  • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 25.11.2008, 06:47
    • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - ecm, 25.11.2008, 13:31
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 25.11.2008, 22:11
    • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 25.11.2008, 21:21
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 25.11.2008, 21:59
        • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 25.11.2008, 22:10
          • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 28.11.2008, 07:17
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 05.12.2008, 08:55
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - RayeR, 25.11.2008, 22:22
        • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 26.11.2008, 20:57
          • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 28.11.2008, 00:09
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - marcov, 28.11.2008, 15:41
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 30.11.2008, 18:33
              • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 30.11.2008, 20:53
                • portable handhelds' battery life - Rugxulo, 30.11.2008, 21:06
                • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 30.11.2008, 22:38
              • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - RayeR, 30.11.2008, 22:41