**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Dec 08 02:59:59 2005 Dec 08 11:38:12 [g2]: anything you wanted yesterday? Dec 08 13:36:02 [g2]: the $99 via epia (x86) mainboards have 8 or so GPIOs, too.. Dec 08 13:37:53 <[g2]> lennert I've got 6 free on the Loft Dec 08 13:38:17 <[g2]> I've toyed with using those for doing something with the CF slot Dec 08 13:38:33 <[g2]> and making a 50-40 pin connector to the S3 Dec 08 13:38:47 that would be cool Dec 08 13:39:00 my friend is looking into designing the firewire daughterboard for the s3 Dec 08 13:39:03 * [g2] high-5's lennert Dec 08 13:39:48 :) Dec 08 13:41:06 <[g2]> turns out there are 10 NCs on the 50 pin CF header on the Loft Dec 08 13:41:29 <[g2]> so a 50 to 40 converson would be perfect for the S3 Dec 08 13:41:56 <[g2]> I'm assuming all 40 are brought out on the S3 edge connectors Dec 08 13:42:06 the xilinx tools say my serial port thingy can run up to 120mhz or so.. poor man's SERDS? :) Dec 08 13:42:25 <[g2]> neat Dec 08 13:42:58 <[g2]> actually, you are close to having all the IP for one of my old ideas Dec 08 13:42:59 SERDES, even Dec 08 13:43:07 <[g2]> I knew what you meant :) Dec 08 13:43:09 free ip! Dec 08 13:43:34 ip wants to be free, you know Dec 08 13:45:03 <[g2]> community is important Dec 08 13:45:23 <[g2]> clearly I think you live by the "I am, because we are" phrase Dec 08 13:45:37 <[g2]> which means we are all a product of the communities we are in Dec 08 13:45:58 well Dec 08 13:46:41 "i can make my living with the job i have now, and everything else i do (in my spare time) needs to be shared with others for the good of the world, heck, just for the added pleasure it brings." Dec 08 13:47:35 sharing your work with people is _so_ much more fun than coding it somewhere in secret for the money money money Dec 08 13:47:38 <[g2]> nod. I'm just trying to get to the point where your part-time contributions become full-time :) Dec 08 13:47:52 depends on what you do with the money! Dec 08 13:47:54 hehe Dec 08 13:48:01 <[g2]> hardware right ? Dec 08 13:48:04 well Dec 08 13:48:25 i made a bunch of money in my last job, that i've used for not-having-to-have-a-job-for-a-while to focus on interesting stuff Dec 08 13:48:45 so in a way, the coding in secret for the money money money can be good for you in the end Dec 08 13:48:52 but then it's a means to an end Dec 08 13:49:18 it wasn't a lot of money, but enough for me to live off Dec 08 13:49:24 you know, bread and beer every day :) Dec 08 13:49:35 * ByronT envisions a sealed, elevated floor, forced cooled room in his house with nothing but "toys".... Dec 08 13:50:28 lots of blinky lights Dec 08 13:51:45 <[g2]> that's the point, everyone needs to live Dec 08 13:52:11 the loft has lots of blinky lights right? Dec 08 13:52:20 <[g2]> one :) Dec 08 13:54:38 uh, so i'd rather go out buying myself a usb christmas tree... ;) Dec 08 13:55:01 mhhh, nice - 50kb/s download to an arm7's ram using the parallel port :) Dec 08 13:56:14 just finished the driver for a new amontec chameleon config **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Dec 09 03:00:44 2005