GTA03 speculation [UNOFFICIAL]
I am the one who predicted GTA03 in December 2008 here's my reasoning for targeting that date. as an aside, I think December is the LATEST date GTA03 will see the light of day. With the modest changes being made in GTA03, it would almost be irrelevant if delayed past then. GTA03 is a fairly small re-spin of GTA02. They are not doing anything very risky. The biggest change is a new GSM radio that supports EDGE, which is much faster than GPRS that GTA02 has. second, the Glamo graphics chip added to GTA02 (not in GTA01) was a disaster, pure and simple. so it will be ripped out. third, the headset connector will change to 3.5 mm. I suspect but can not prove that there will also be improvements and cleanup in the audio circuitry. they are adding a camera to GTA03, which is a good thing. the case design will evidently be changed significantly. OpenMoko are NOT doing major surgery vs GTA02, such as switching to a new processor CONCLUSION for someone who is anxious to ~develop~ on Freerunner GTA02 is THE model to buy, because time is of the essence. for someone who has a reasonable alternative, and will mainly be a Freeruner USER rather than developer, it may or may not make sense to wait for GTA03. I have ZERO repeat NO (!!)inside information, so I may well be totally WRONG. Ron K. Jeffries http://www.retaggr.com/Card/RonKJeffries ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
GTA03 speculation [UNOFFICIAL]
Ron K. Jeffries wrote: GTA03 is a fairly small re-spin of GTA02. They are not doing anything very risky. The biggest change is a new GSM radio that supports EDGE, which is much faster than GPRS that GTA02 has. Do we know if the problem which reduced the number of usable GSM frequencies from four to three will be fixed on the GTA03? To me, that seems like at least as big a problem as the Glamo. Ken Young ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GTA03 speculation [UNOFFICIAL]
Am Do 12. Juni 2008 schrieb Ron K. Jeffries: I am the one who predicted GTA03 in December 2008 here's my reasoning for targeting that date. as an aside, I think December is the LATEST date GTA03 will see the light of day. With the modest changes being made in GTA03, it would almost be irrelevant if delayed past then. GTA03 is a fairly small re-spin of GTA02. They are not doing anything very risky. The biggest change is a new GSM radio that supports EDGE, which is much faster than GPRS that GTA02 has. Well the old modem chipset is very... uncomfortable to cope with (FW etc), and it's EOL I heard. Anyway the hw-changes aren't this big for the rest of the circuit, to handle a new GSM-module. After all it's a module ;-) second, the Glamo graphics chip added to GTA02 (not in GTA01) was a disaster, pure and simple. so it will be ripped out. GTA01 is working without, so it seems not to be a risky adventure to kick it. third, the headset connector will change to 3.5 mm. I suspect but can not prove that there will also be improvements and cleanup in the audio circuitry. they are adding a camera to GTA03, which is a good thing. And looks like low risk. Simple interface. Well you never know... :-/ the case design will evidently be changed significantly. OpenMoko are NOT doing major surgery vs GTA02, such as switching to a new processor CONCLUSION for someone who is anxious to ~develop~ on Freerunner GTA02 is THE model to buy, because time is of the essence. for someone who has a reasonable alternative, and will mainly be a Freeruner USER rather than developer, it may or may not make sense to wait for GTA03. I have ZERO repeat NO (!!)inside information, so I may well be totally WRONG. There's nothing I can correct you, though I'm also not sure about many of the details you stated, and this is *no* verification of what you mentioned. My Motto Of The Year: plans change quickly... /jOERG signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GTA03 speculation [UNOFFICIAL]
Am Do 12. Juni 2008 schrieb Ken Young: Ron K. Jeffries wrote: GTA03 is a fairly small re-spin of GTA02. They are not doing anything very risky. The biggest change is a new GSM radio that supports EDGE, which is much faster than GPRS that GTA02 has. Do we know if the problem which reduced the number of usable GSM frequencies from four to three will be fixed on the GTA03? To me, that seems like at least as big a problem as the Glamo. Nah, if you're not travelling twice a week around the whole world, you can happily live even with a dual-band cellphone on nearly every place in the world. For *me*, quad-band is very low priority on any phone I consider to buy. /j signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
