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Subject: Re: How low-level should we go?
From: Tasnim Ahmed
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 04:33:57 +0500
The framebuffer is in place in linux-vr kernel with options of 1bpp (3k fb)
and 4bpp (12k fb).

I think selecting nanoX is a good idea as the layer, transvirtual is using
fgl.

I cant agree more about the footprint, helio owners would know ;)

But pocketlinux is quite slow :(

-debugger
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Hartley <rhartley@ics.com>
To: nanogui linuxhacker <nanogui@linuxhacker.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: How low-level should we go?


> Hi,
>
> On this Java 2 Micro Edition port for the Helio, I noticed that it does
not
> actually create any X windows itself, except the main one at 0,0,159, 159
>
> I think our friends at Transvirtual are writing to the framebuffer, but I
> would be quite happy staying a layer or two above that for portability's
> sake.
>
> I want to keep this as a Java only type thing, where everything that is
not
> in Java will be done using native methods, and the JVM (or KVM in this
case)
> will be the only application running.
>
> My concern is not so much performance,  but final footprint.
>
> Advice anyone?
>
> Robert
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----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Hartley <rhartley@ics.com>
To: nanogui linuxhacker <nanogui@linuxhacker.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: How low-level should we go?


> Hi,
>
> On this Java 2 Micro Edition port for the Helio, I noticed that it does
not
> actually create any X windows itself, except the main one at 0,0,159, 159
>
> I think our friends at Transvirtual are writing to the framebuffer, but I
> would be quite happy staying a layer or two above that for portability's
> sake.
>
> I want to keep this as a Java only type thing, where everything that is
not
> in Java will be done using native methods, and the JVM (or KVM in this
case)
> will be the only application running.
>
> My concern is not so much performance,  but final footprint.
>
> Advice anyone?
>
> Robert
> --
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> =  Robert Hartley                 Mail:         201 Broadway        =
> =  Central Region Systems Engineer              Cambridge, MA 02139 =
> =  Integrated Computer            Email:        rhartley@ics.com    =
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