[BLACKBOX] Ofront

From: [at]} <Wojtek>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:34:06 -0400

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Josef:

   what happened to Ofront? Is there any chance to get it running under
Linux? It is a loose question at this point, motivated by my recent
hardware developments described on my web page
http://www.skutek.com/VME.htm. It would be fantastic if I could somehow
program my new gizmo with either CP or Oberon. It would be even sweeter if
I could come back to good old days of using V4 under Linux.

There are significant obstacles on such a road, due to the fact that the
on-board processor does not feature a native Oberon compiler. Furthermore,
this processor is very far from what computer scientists would consider
a normal CPU. It is a so-called convergent DSP named Blackfin from Analog
Devices. Furthermore, my board does not have any display hardware
whatsoever. So some sort of mini X-windows would be needed. In any case,
if there was any chance of getting a decent language running on this
hardware on top of Linux, it would be great.

Do you have any idea if this is at all possible, or is it a pipe dream?

Wojtek

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