It doens't sound like it would take much to turn this rig into a PC. Why not
just add a hard drive and keyboard jack and be done with it?
Steve Ellington N4LQ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Erbaugh" <mark@microenh.com>
To: "Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>; <TenTec@contesting.com>; "Phil &
Patti" <pcuellar@bright.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] A Dragonball?
> 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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