<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Andi,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The XBOX 360 adapter does indeed use
the 88W8388 chip, however it is a a/b/g implementation (uses an 8015 front-end/power
amplifier as opposed to the b/g only 8010 that OLPC currently uses).</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Marvell is looking on how to have some
way for people to order 8388 USB modules over the web (i.e. have some international
distributor stock them).</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Right now the logistics costs are much
higher than the cost of the module itself... </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We (OLPC) can always send you a couple
of modules to get you started from our (rapidly depleting) stock.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">M.</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Hi Jim, Hi list,<br>
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Jim Gettys wrote:<br>
> Unless that investment can be done in parallel, this change translates<br>
> into delay and cost. Right now, there are only one set of people<br>
> familiar with the mesh code, working under a tight deadline. We're
not<br>
> about to tell them to delay the overall project by switching horses
in<br>
> midstream.<br>
> <br>
> So to break the conundrum there also have to be people willing to<br>
> actually do the work, as the primary firmware team is working on getting<br>
> us code we can use and deploy.<br>
...<br>
> As in the base system BIOS/firmware situation, the right way to look
at<br>
> this is we know the desired/needed end-state, and to take steps toward<br>
> that state as time and resources permit.<br>
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That's good news.<br>
Basically you say that you will *support* a parallel development, if there
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are people willing to do a parallel development.<br>
OK.<br>
What's needed to start:<br>
- a cheap and easy to get development environment:<br>
Since a BTest-1 Systems is still a hard to get thing...<br>
In what cheap device, *sold* *worldwide*, is the Marvell Libertas<br>
88W8388 chip in a to the Gen1-System compatible manner build in
?<br>
Candidates:<br>
- Xbox 360 WifiAdapter http://wiki.free60.org/WifiAdapter<br>
Start at 65 EUR<br>
Could someone ask Marvell kindly about that please ?<br>
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If we have OLPC Gen1-System compatible development hardware we could <br>
evaluate the Marvell RTOS alternatives http://ecos.sourceware.org/ and
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http://www.tinyos.net/<br>
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Andi<br>
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