[sdiy] Propeller chip from Parallax

[Eric Brombaugh]

jbv wrote:
> 
> jbv a *crit :
> 
>> it just crossed my mind : what about using this chip for some kind
>> of modular synth video project ?
>>
>> JB
> 
> Well, didn't have much success with my suggestion...    ;-)
> Was it completely dumb, or did most of the innovative and
> off-the-beaten-track
> spirit of this list disapear for ever ?

JB,

The Propeller is certainly an interesting chip, and Parallax seems to be 
supporting it well with plenty of inexpensive development tools.

That said, the documentation is a bit sketchy and their marketing 
approach is, shall we say 'iconoclastic'. Anyone with a background in 
chip development would be forgiven some skepticism (to say the least) 
after reading the backgrounder on their website.

That's not to say it isn't a great device, but the world has seen many 
great devices (anyone remember the Inmos Transputer?) A lot of them 
still survive in niches, but architectures that are too challenging 
often end up poorly supported in the long run.

I'd certainly be interested in seeing what sort of applications folks 
come up with for this, and video manipulation (low resolution at least) 
seems like a strong possibility. What do you think?

Eric