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Subject: RE: Random numbers et al

RE: 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

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