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UberGraphX - Ubercalculator
uberspire:
Let me introduce UberGraphX which is an attempt to build a open source graphing calculator that the community will be able collaborate on, one that's truly inspiring and prizm shattering. (Puns intended) In other words, this calculator runs Linux, has massive flash storage, WiFi enabled, a 1GHzMHz ARM Cortex A8 processor with a 16 million color touchscreen LCD display. O.O Complete specs can be found here: http://www.uberspire.com/?page_id=53
I've been working on it and planning it out for a while, funding the project myself. My main impetus for this project is the desire for a calc that's incredibly way more "open" than anything else on the market and by open I mean:
1) Powerful hardware allows more flexibility in what programs can be created
2) Runs Linux, so you have a POSIX compliant operating system which makes it easy to port or create apps if you're familiar with programming on UNIX systems
3) All software packaged on Project Paradise will be open source
4) You can program in Java, Python, C, C++, Lua, BASIC, Assembly, etc.
This means you don't have to depend on any SDK or do any hacking (like Ndless) to get apps running on it, you have complete freedom to run whatever program you want on it.
Here's the current specs of the UberGraphX versus other models: here.
Here are some screenshots of an early prototype of the UberGraphX running with a GUI:
UberGraphX running a Java app and plotting some functions:
UberGraphX on the web:
UberGraphX's desktop (X11 - Angstrom):
You can read and check for the latest updates here on our main site: http://www.uberspire.com/
Status:
April 17, 2011 - We're in the prototyping stages as of right now. Plastic prototypes for the casing should arrive back sometime in mid May. Hardware needs to go over one last check before it gets signed off.
Binder News:
Wow! I this the first time you are making your own calc/computer? It seems like a pretty big project. But good luck!
Munchor:
Woah, you seem to have great expectations ;D Good luck!
JustCause:
This is amazing. Best of luck and keep us posted!
DJ Omnimaga:
This looks quite nice so far. The only suggestion I have would be to make the bottom bar a bit smaller so the icons won't look pixelated. This is an ambitious project so I hope it works out well. Have you managed to find where to get all the hardware you will need?
Also a suggestion for the OS would be to put an emphasis on maths, such as making all math tools visible first along with programs. That way it is still seen as a calculator rather than just an handheld. That said, if that works out, it would really rule if the price is not too high either, as it could even compete against some tablets/mobile devices and not just calcs.
Also, if you go for a touchpad, make sure it's responsive but not annoying to use like on a laptop. Touchscreen would be ok, or clickpad if a touchscreen is too expensive. Clickpad should really be to the right or left, though, not in the middle like the TI-Nspire.
Good luck!
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