[sdiy] super cheap synthisizers

[mikko.a.helin at nokia.com]

C3's floating point performance sucks, see tomshardware.com for the MP3/MPEG4 encoding benchmarks:
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/02q2/020605/c3-06.html#audiovideo_benchmarks

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/02q2/020605/c3-07.html /whetstone = FPU test.

Besides you can get microATX (also quite small) motherboard Soltek SL-75LIV (also integrated graphics & three PCI & DIMM slots) & Duron900 for less than 150 e/$. If you program your synth using fixed point arithmetics then the Eden might be viable solution.

-Mikko

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Linium [mailto:intent at club-internet.fr]
> Sent: 12. June 2002 23:09
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] super cheap synthisizers
> 
> 
> Via has just released an on-a-board PC featuring a C3 800 
> mhz, graphics, 
> sound (+ spdif i/o), ethernet, serial, usb, etc.
> It costs 150$ (i believe) and is pretty little.
> There is one port PCI, 2 ide, (no disc).
> Well isn't it nice to make all sort of synth ?
> 
> http://www.viavpsd.com/product/epia_mini_itx_spec.jsp?motherboardId=21
> http://www.viahardware.com/eden_1.shtm
> 
> Linium
>