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Intel to give away 50,000 Arduino-friendly computers based on 400MHz Quark SoC

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/03/intel_seeks_slice_of_pi_with_arduinofriendly_galileo_board_computer/

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/galileo-maker-quark-board.html

http://download.intel.com/support/galileo/Galileo_Datasheet_329681.pdf

https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-21828

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7387/intel-announces-galileo-quark-based-arduino-compatible-developer-board

 

ISA: 32-bit x86

RAM:  256MB  (SoC can support up to 2GB)

DImensions:  4.2 inches long by 2.8 inches wide.

fab: 32nm

SoC package: Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) package with 393 solder

                       balls with 0.593 mm ball pitch. The package dimensions are 15mm x 15mm.

L1 cache: 16Kbyte shared I/D

 

Power supply:  3A at 5V

Price:  Under $60

Availability: December, 2013

 

Development OS Support (see Note below):

  • Linux Ubuntu 12.04* (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Mac OS X version 10.8.5* (also tested on Mac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.5, and 10.9* developer preview)
  • Windows 7* (32-bit & 64-bit) and Windows 8*

 

I/O:

  • A full sized mini-PCI Express slot,
  • 100Mb Ethernet port,
  • Micro-SD slot,
  • RS-232 serial port,
  • USB Host port,
  • USB Client port,
  • 8MByte NOR flash.

 

NOTE:  don't understand how 32-bit ISA claims to support 64-bit OSs.

added:  Maybe these OS's aren't actually running on the board itself, but are

intended to run on a connected host computer. 

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  • Very interesting.

     

    I wonder if Element 14 could snag a few for us to test. image

     

    If it is truely 86 compatible, I can see a lot of interesting uses for this new system.

     

    I would definately pay 60 USD for one just to see what I could do with it and to see what legacy software I could run.  I have a few old MS DOS tools that would just scream if I could run them on this fast of a processor set.

     

    DAB

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    DAB wrote:

     

    I have a few old MS DOS tools that would just scream if I could run them on this fast of a processor set.

    It would certainly be interesting to see if DOS could be made to run on some of these new x86 boards, but I suspect it's simply not going to be possible.  The Minnowboard for example has UEFI firmware, not a traditional BIOS. So a lot of the stuff that DOS relies on simply isn't there.  I'm not even sure the hardware would still be capable of supporting it, probably too much has changed in the last 10 years or so.

    Lack of bios support might be solved by something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBIOS but that could be complex enough on it's own.

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    You are probably correct, but it is something to think about.  Especially as we get more data on the board and the chip.

     

    Time will tell.  Plus if others think running MS DOS type programs on an SBC, they might build up a BIOS for the chip.

     

    I have found that there are a lot of people out there with a lot of time on their hands who like a good challenge.

     

    DAB

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  • in reply to Former Member

    You are probably correct, but it is something to think about.  Especially as we get more data on the board and the chip.

     

    Time will tell.  Plus if others think running MS DOS type programs on an SBC, they might build up a BIOS for the chip.

     

    I have found that there are a lot of people out there with a lot of time on their hands who like a good challenge.

     

    DAB

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