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> So for the hobbyist wanting to be challenged, tiny machines/CPUs like the esp8266 and esp32 are where the fun is really at. While I agree with you, ESP32 is
by vardump 9y ago
> So for the hobbyist wanting to be challenged, tiny machines/CPUs like the esp8266 and esp32 are where the fun is really at.
While I agree with you, ESP32 is over 1000 times more powerful than C64 and has more RAM than unexpanded Amiga 500. (Can't wait when my ESP32 arrives in mail soon. :-))
Doom for ESP32 (running from RAM connected over SPI of all things...!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_JFDa0AIo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_JFDa0AIo
- andrewstuart 9y agoTrue, although I'm not saying that the mentioned chips have the power of 1970's CPU's, only that their unique capabilities/configurations make them more interesting and fun to play with than a Raspberry Pi for example (for my purposes, which is fun). For example the esp32 only has 520 KiB SRAM - that imposes constraints.
- pjmlp 9y agoI am with you on that one, the ESP32 is my favorite tiny machine. Just like you said we did wonders back in the Atari, Amiga, MS-DOS days. Thanks for the video.
- ahazred8ta 9y agore: your earlier comment about lightweight embedded crypto libs, https://github.com/GaloisInc/gec https://github.com/GaloisInc/gec is an example
- vardump 9y agoThanks.