[NTLK] New version of Einstein for Android

[joe kallo]

Am I right in thinking that this is the first time the Newt OS has been
viably (i.e. people agreeing its fast enough to use) running on other
hardware? I didn't pay very close attention to the list from 2006 until a
few months ago.

Joe

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Donald T. Stewart, MD <
DonS at sammamishdiabetesandlipid.org> wrote:

> I managed to get this running on a Kocaso M730 W I picked up for about $100
> a year ago.  I had trouble because I tried to install the files in
> "/sdcard/Downloads/Einstein/"     but was able to get it to work when I put
> them in "/sdcard/Download/Einstein/"
>
> It is fast enough that I think I will be able to actually use it.  Amazing.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Don Stewart  (who hasn't posted in about 10 years, but still lurks)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Matthias Melcher
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 3:56 PM
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] New version of Einstein for Android
>
>
> Hi my friends of the green friend,
>
> Tonight I uploaded a new version of Einstein for Android:
> einstein.26.12.2012.apk . Use this link to download:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/einstein/downloads/list
>
> So what is new?
>
> I plunged into the Android docs and mailing lists to finally understand
> what
> the heck I was doing when I first implemented this port. And buy did I find
> out a lot about my mistaken assumptions. I guess it is the fate of being a
> programmer for 30 years to simply assume things - because they have always
> been that way. And then this newfangled language named Java. Tsk tsk.
>
> Anyway, this version is now much much faster thanks to a better compiler
> and
> better optimization.
>
> When launching multiple apps, Einstein is sent into the background as a
> service. That way, it will no longer reboot every time. This was also a
> severe bug wasting megabytes of resources. Ah well.
>
> So, if you are using a Samsung Note for example, you will get a pretty good
> Newton experience. The HWR works, the apps run at almost full speed, and
> even adding the Y10K patch should work.
>
> Install the APK, upload the ROM (717006.rom) and the REX (Einstein.rex)
> into
> the directory "/sdcard/Downloads/Einstein/" and launch the Einstein App. It
> may crash the first time around, but should work the second time and from
> then on. Booting takes less than a minute on my phone, but may take longer
> on slower CPUs. A dual core CPU is highly recommended.
>
>
> Should you try to get this running, please send me a quick note, which
> phone/tablet, and if it worked for you.
>
>
>  - Matthias
>
>
> PS: not working: preferences, network
>
> PPS: packages are installed by uploading them to the same directory where
> the ROM is and choosing "Install" from the menu. Einstein should only
> install files that are newer than the last installed files.
>
>
>
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