11-19-2007, 10:34 AM | #1 |
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Kindle codenamed Fiona?
Did you notice the many references to "Fiona" when you follow the various Kindle links? E.g.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...hardware&img=1 http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image..._V4948744_.jpg I wonder if Fiona is Bezos' secret girlfriend. |
11-19-2007, 10:43 AM | #2 |
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Yes, I saw that. Interesting.
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11-19-2007, 10:50 AM | #3 |
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Perhaps he is a Fiona Apple fan?
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11-20-2007, 02:59 AM | #5 |
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02-25-2009, 07:54 PM | #6 |
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try this one- Fiona Hackworth — Hackworth's daughter, and his motivation for stealing a second copy of the Primer. Google up info about the primer.
hint: Diamond Age |
02-25-2009, 08:07 PM | #7 |
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Fiona was the software platform code name. For the Kindle 2 it is Mario. See Observations from Kindle 2 kernel sources
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02-25-2009, 08:51 PM | #8 |
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hardware or software or both?
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...amazon.../product/.../...?s=fiona-hardware&img=1 |
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Fiona/Mario - HW or SW?
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Per igor's links and per Amazon's disclosure via the link posted above Kindle 1 hardware and software was code-named Fiona. From the recent source code posted, Mario is indeed the code-name for the K 2 client software. You haven't yet seen the codename for the Kindle 2 hardware. I've been waiting for it to appear on the net, and it hasn't. |
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02-27-2009, 10:45 AM | #11 |
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The platform IS called "Mario".
Code:
/* * The following uses standard kernel macros define in arch.h in order to * initialize the __mach_desc_MARIO_MX data structure. */ /* *INDENT-OFF* */ MACHINE_START(MARIO_MX, "Mario Platform") /* Maintainer: Lab126, Inc. */ .phys_io = AIPS1_BASE_ADDR, .io_pg_offst = ((AIPS1_BASE_ADDR_VIRT) >> 18) & 0xfffc, .boot_params = PHYS_OFFSET + 0x100, .fixup = fixup_mxc_board, .map_io = mxc_map_io, .init_irq = mario_mxc_init_irq, .init_machine = mxc_board_init, .timer = &mxc_timer, MACHINE_END Code:
mxckpd_keycodes_size = keypad->rowmax * keypad->colmax; // Point to the appropriate keyboard matrix; it is indexed by // the module parameter kb_rev // kb_rev = 0 indicates a Fiona keypad connected to a Mario board // kb_rev = 1 indicates a Turing board with trackball (prototype build) // kb_rev = 2 indicates a Turing v0 (prototype) with 5-Way // kb_rev = 3 indicates a Turing EVT1 or later // kb_rev = 4 indicates a Nell EVT1 // kb_rev = 5 indicates a Nell EVT2 or later // The keycode matrix is defined in: // linux/linux/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mario.c mxckpd_keycodes = keypad->matrix; |
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Thanks Igor,
Now I can help. EVT is common terminology for a milestone in the hardware product development cycle: Prototype units, Engineering (or Electrical) Verification Test (EVT), DVT (Design), PVT (Production), ramp. Design refers to physical design. The above comments suggest the story: Fiona is Kindle 1, as you know. Turing is the hardware for Kindle 2 (Mario is the SW), Nell would indeed be another hardware device. Fiona, Duke of Turing, Nell - all found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Age Last edited by Thomas Ryan; 02-27-2009 at 06:15 PM. |
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