A software thing I built: GPS on a 25MHz 486-SX
A software developer shares a retrospective on building a GPS-driven map display for a 25MHz 486-SX computer in the 1990s. The project utilized integer-based math libraries to overcome the hardware's lack of a math co-processor.
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This provides historical insight into the constraints and creative engineering solutions required for early embedded systems development.
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A software thing I built: GPS on a 25MHz 486-SX
I don't know if anybody cares about stuff like this, but I thought I'd share a quick story about a project I was hired to build back in the 90's as an embedded systems software developer. This is a project I wish I still had access to.
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