My understanding is that the Dragonball is just the central processor. The
DSP chores are handled by a pair of 32-bit floating point SHARC processors.
The Dragonball probably is just the "conductor" of the Orion symphony
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <TenTec@contesting.com>; "Phil & Patti" <pcuellar@bright.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] A Dragonball?
> I'm sure that the PDA processor will "dig out those weak signals" Ones
that
> no one else can hear. Did the Omni 6+ use a Dragonball? The description of
> the processor in the TS870 sounds about the same. 32bit, 24 bit adc etc.
The
> "noise reduction" makes outer space sounds. Occasionally, it helps peak up
> the cw some but no more than any audio peaking filter. It still doesn't
make
> up for all the noise generated by the multitudes of conversion stages.
> Steve Ellington N4LQ.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil & Patti" <pcuellar@bright.net>
> To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 10:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] A Dragonball?
>
>
> > Actually, the Dragonball processor is used in many handheld PDA style
> > computers. It's been around in one form or another for a few years now.
> >
> > 73 de KI8JQ - Phil
> >
> >
> > At 05:58 AM 5/21/02 -0400, Steve Ellington wrote:
> >
> > >Dragonball: Malady resulting from exposure to Wouff-hong.
> > >
> > >Steve Ellington N4LQ.
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Ben Kadish K8DIT" <benk8dit@serv.net>
> > >To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
> > >Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:47 PM
> > >Subject: [TenTec] A Dragonball?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dragonball. This is the Dragonball. The Dragonball Processor.
Inside.
> > > > This Radio powered by Dragonball.
> > > > The 32 bit Dragonball. Game Over.
> >
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