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Re: SHARC


vic plichota writes:
 > >I'd beg to differ.  I wrote a Forth for the ADSP2181, the SHARC's
 > >16 bit sibling, and it was really, really fast.  The '2181 at
 > >33 MHz runs Forth about as fast as an 8 MHz RTX2001.
 > 
 > 
 > That's why I got excited, but but I still say that the SHARC req's
 > verrry fussy optimizing.

Possibly, but I guess one will to write the hotspots in handcrafted
assembly anyway.


 > >And I was generating 640x350 monochrome video at the same time.
 > 
 > Bravo!  I just *love* it when I am proven wrong -- If it doesn't
 > violate any trade-secrets, please post the code to me -- my previous
 > SHARC design had it coupled to a TMS 34020...
 
Yes, please. I would love to see some code, too. Perhaps the 32 bit
SHARC is not too different so that I have some use for it. Did you use 
the EZ-LITE kit for development?
 
 > 
 > cheers   - vic
 >