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Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:25 am
by kruedi2
@Shawn:
Thanks for your trade offer.
Apples "ordinary" computer are not really interesting me.
Any further ideas ?
Regards
Dietmar
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:00 am
by shawn
NeXT ordanary? thats fine you see it that way though.
Apple is nor shall ever be as hardcore as NeXT was.
It's history, check this out.
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Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:12 am
by jonathan
It's not one of the very early ones, so I've no idea of its provenance.
Not that it's any of my business but I'd feel much more comfortable knowing what competition you won it in!
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:53 pm
by kruedi2
jonathan wrote:It's not one of the very early ones, so I've no idea of its provenance.
Not that it's any of my business but I'd feel much more comfortable knowing what competition you won it in!
I couldn't found the competition itself but I managed to find the documents.
The invoice (dated 22. Oct. 08, uups that long ?!) was issued by Charlotte Watts, XMOS Ltd. , Bristol, UK.
Statement there: The equipment was a prize in a competition run by XMOS Ltd...
I still do not need that kit.
Kind regards
Dietmar
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:59 pm
by leon_heller
You could put it on Ebay, or, give it away to a deserving cause, like me. :D
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:16 pm
by shawn
Leon would use the hell out of it, that I'm sure of.
If you do give to causes, give it to Leon. He'll be
your friend for life, that cat. :P
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:45 pm
by otitov
@shawn: I'll give you a nickel for that NeXT. If it turns on - I'll add a shiny ruble too :)
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:29 pm
by paul
What are the markings on the chip? This will give some more information....
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:44 am
by infiniteimprobability
I think I can shed some light on this...
We ran a competition during Q2 2008 through EPN magazine. We gave away 3 XDKs and they would have been pretty early versions. They superseded their predecessor the TEK which was a much bigger beast.
Definitely worth having a look at the chip markings though to make sure it's a revision of silicon that is supported by the tools.
Re: Won a XDK XS1-G Development Kit, but don't need it
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:54 am
by jonathan
infiniteimprobability wrote:Definitely worth having a look at the chip markings though to make sure it's a revision of silicon that is supported by the tools.
I thought the tools still supported all versions of released silicon?
If not, there are presumably old versions of the tools still available for download that do?