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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Random numbers et alRE: Random numbers et al
From: Tom Burrus <tvburrus_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 10:29:28 -0400 Hi Bc, The AJBR with Rockbox is the better choice for me. It uses easier-to-replace batteries (NiMH versus Li++). I didn't have a strong desire to have FM in this unit since I prefer commercial and Dee-Jay-free sounds that I can choose. I can always find an FM radio nearby. As for a supplier, Archos won't have the best price. The Internet suppliers will offer deals now and again that are very good. Don't know specifically about UK. And regarding the speed of the randomisation; I haven't found it to be a problem. I have several long playlists (400+ songs in the list) and no more time seems to pass when loading shuffled versus normal. Compared to the Archos firmware, it happens in an instant or less! Thanks, Tom -----Original Message----- From: owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:owner-rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of Blue Chip Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 7:56 AM To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se Subject: Random numbers et al Hi, Still umming and arrring about what to buy, atm. the AJBR20 is winning (shame the FM unit has no recmote pin >:( ). Does anyone feel it appropriate to recommend a place to purchase one (JBR20) in the UK? I have read complaints about Archos Customer Service, so I am loathed to deal with them directly :( Anyway... I am currently reviewing the source tree and am considering what part I might play in its future development. A couple of things strike me to be asked. # As people have not adhered to a single source code layout, would it be worth considering the use of a beautifier to standardise everything? # The random number generator appears to be a horribly complex and memory hungry block of code - is there any reason why this monstrous algorithm was chosen over the classic "X <- (aX + c) mod m"? If not, please say and I will forward my random number class (2 minutes to convert back to C again) and documentation (including biblio) to some relevant person. The memory, codespace and execution time could ALL be greatly improved by this change. # Would anybody entertain a rewrite of the core libs (memset/strcpy/etc) in assembler - it appears that this would make a notable difference to the speed of the codebase? Plus ASM is my language of choice. # How simple is it to have the Cygwin dev kit installed alongside the standard PC cygwin install? The "one or the other" limitation could be a problem for me :( Hope there's something helpful in this post. Bc Received on 2003-04-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |