Until people actually *have* some of these players to take apart and compare
internally, it'll be a little difficult to know what the significant
differences are.

On 9/12/06, Sarai <bucc7465_at_bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Hey Michael:
> I wasn't trying to appear insensitive to our wonderful developers. I'm a
> blind user, so am more than grateful for all of their hard work. Wasn't
> sure if there were any major platform differences, especially sense it
> was a video Ipod.
>
> Sarai D. Bucciarelli
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
> On Behalf Of Michael DiFebbo
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 3:55 PM
> To: Rockbox
> Subject: Re: 80 GB IPod
>
>
> Sarai wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> > Will Rockbox work on the new 80 GB Ipod?
> >
> I am always amazed at how quickly Rockbox development can proceed at
> times. However, considering that this product was announced just hours
> ago and is not yet on the market, surely it is asking too much even of
> the talented developers of Rockbox to have support for it before it even
>
> becomes available to the public.
>
> The CNET write-up that you attached indicates that there have been some
> changes from the existing iPod, such as increased battery life, a
> brighter screen, and gapless playback. (Sadly, but not surprisingly,
> Mr. Kim neglects to mention that gapless playback is already available
> on the iPod and other platforms with Rockbox.) So, it is probably safe
> to assume that Rockbox will not work on the new iPod immediately, but
> that it will take some effort to adopt. I'm sure that will happen at
> some point, probably sooner rather than later, but it's difficult to
> tell what will be involved before the player itself is even available.
>
> Michael E. DiFebbo
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Received on 2006-09-12