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Hi there! I would like to know your supposed Pandora's use. I use your answers in my bachelor dissertation and gladly share it with all expectant Pandora's users.

Please read my instruction and then add your answer in reply post. Don't discus here. Send me PM and I clarify what You want and add clarification in this post.

Now how to answer this little questionnaire. I prefer to set up fewer options with broader meaning to rather be compromise then blur meaning and make You unsure. I choice 3 main categories and You have 9 points to split between them. In each category are 3 subcategories and You have as much points for them as much You set for their main category. You can set 0 points to any subcategory or even main category. You can omit (sub)category with zero points. Also omit text in parenthesis. Example follow.

Categories (9 points to split) and subcategories (up to main category assigned points to split):
  • media player (to play videos, audios, photos)
    • personal video (just You, watching it alone)
    • personal audio (as walkman or other mp3 player)
    • house player (for watching o listening by anybody around)
  • game console (to play games)
    • simple or logic games (causal gaming)
    • emulated systems (computers or consoles, oldies)
    • native games (new fancy complex games)
  • computer companion (little personal computer)
    • internet (web, blog, email, google, wikipedia, IM,... to communicate)
    • work/job (remote administration, coding, writing, drawing,... to work)
    • personal (reading, learning, painting,... to pleasure)


Example ([acronym="For Your Information"]FYI[/acronym] my own intended Pandora's use):
  • 1 media player
    • 1 personal video
  • 2 game console
    • 1 simple or logic games
    • 1 emulated systems
  • 6 computer companion
    • 3 internet
    • 2 work/job
    • 1 personal


more explanation:

Questionnaire is about Pandora device itself. Not about work for Pandora, but about intended use of Pandora.

Maybe I simplified it too much, but I like to have general overview instead detailed, long and maybe boring chart (and questionnaire). Oh, and I'm not a gamer, so game subcategories may suck. Try take it by your feeling.

simple or logic games is something you can play on WC, in tram, bus or metro while traveling to work or when waiting for wife front of supermarket. Something You easily drop off even before completing level.

Emulators (in my point of view) are something mainly for raising and replacing another device. So old computers (Atari 800, Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum,...) and/or TV consoles (NES/SNES, GBA,...)

Quake is much more native complex game, then just emulated platform. Supertux too.

By remote administration, coding I mean programming directly on Pandora, some telnet, ssh and other hacking, but in meaning "to make money". So use Pandora as working tool or for your job.

Other purpose of coding, such as yourself own pleasure, hobby, some system scripting or so, without direct profit fall into personal subcategory.

Gee! Now I know it. Sorry my poor English. With "personal wideo" I mean not "to watch yourself", "just You, watching it alone".
 
As a developer, its harder to answer clearly ..

- I intend to write emulation for instance; is 'code' only for coding _on_ the device, or coding _for_ the device?

- I'm sure people will play as much native as they can get, but up front is'll be emulation heavy; how to answer? And by 'emulation' do you actually mean 'retro' (Quake 3, Quake 1, ScummVM (which is interpreting, not emulation), simialr for text adventures ).. I'm probabyl being too pedantic here :)

For myself, I will do much coding _For_ the device (not on the device), and play mostly retro .. but I'll try anything that comes out of course, as it comes; hard ot quanitfy in your list :)

jeff
 
  • 1 media player
    • 0 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 2 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 0 emulated systems
    • 2 native games
  • 6 computer companion
    • 3 internet
    • 2 work/job
    • 1 personal
 
  • 3 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 2 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 2 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 1 emulated systems
    • 1 native games
  • 4 computer companion
    • 2 internet
    • 2 work/job
    • 0 personal
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  • 2 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 5 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 3 emulated systems
    • 2 native games
  • 2 computer companion
    • 1 internet
    • 0 work/job
    • 1 personal
 
Tensuke said:
  • 2 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 5 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 3 emulated systems
    • 2 native games
  • 2 computer companion
    • 1 internet
    • 0 work/job
    • 1 personal

This.
 
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  • 2 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
  • 4 game console
    • 1 simple or logic games
    • 2 emulated systems
    • 1 native games
  • 3 computer companion
    • 2 internet
    • 1 personal

 
  • 2 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 5 game console
    • 1 simple or logic games
    • 3 emulated systems
    • 1 native games
  • 2 computer companion
    • 1 internet
    • 0 work/job
    • 1 personal
 
  • 3 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 0 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 3 game console
    • 1 simple or logic games
    • 2 emulated systems
    • 0 native games
  • 3 computer companion
    • 3 internet
    • 0 work/job
    • 2 personal
 
2 media player
0 personal video
1 personal audio
1 house player

2 game console
0 simple or logic games
1 emulated systems
1 native games

5 computer companion
2 internet
1 work/job
2 personal


Personally, I'm most interested in the Pandora as a general UMPC unit, ebook reader, and music player, but if I can run things like Cortex Command and Final Fantasy Tactics, among others, they'll definitely find their way onto my SD chips eventually. As well, it's flexible enough for many different purposes, should I change my mind. :)

Hopefully the sleep function will be adequate for it to function as a PDA of sorts.
 
3 media player
2 personal video
1 house player

3 game console
2 emulated systems
1 native games

3 computer companion
1 internet
1 work/job (yes, lots of coding, but probably not likely to be pandora-related)
1 personal (no more pen+paper to take notes in college!! =P)


Edit: I would like to see the results of your questionnaire... Will you post them later? =]
 
2 media player
1 personal video
1 personal audio

2 game console
1 emulated systems
1 native games

5 computer companion
2 internet
1 work/job
2 personal
 
  • 2 media player
    • 1 personal video
    • 1 personal audio
    • 0 house player
  • 3 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 1 emulated systems
    • 2 native games
  • 4 computer companion
    • 2 internet
    • 0 work/job
    • 2 personal
 
This is harder than adding attributes for a RPG character.

* 3 media player
o 2 personal video
o 1 personal audio
o 0 house player

* 3 game console
o 1 simple or logic games
o 1 emulated systems
o 1 native games

* 3 computer companion
o 1.5 internet
o 0.5 work/job
o 1 personal
 
  • 1 media player
    • 0 personal video
    • 0 peronsal audio
    • 1 house player
  • 5 game console
    • 0 simple or logic games
    • 4 emulated systems
    • 2 native games
  • 3 computer companion
    • 2 internet
    • 1 work/job
    • 0 personal
 
  • 0 media player (to play videos, audios, photos)
    • 0 personal video (watching yourself)
    • 0 personal audio (as walkman or other mp3 player)
    • 0 house player (for watching o listening by anybody around)
  • 8 game console (to play games)
    • 2 simple or logic games (causal gaming)
    • 4 emulated systems (computers or consoles, oldies)
    • 2 native games (new fancy complex games)
  • 1 computer companion (little personal computer)
    • 0 internet (web, blog, email, google, wikipedia, IM,... to communicate)
    • 1 work/job (remote administration, coding, writing, drawing,... to work)
    • 0 personal (reading, learning, painting,... to pleasure)

D.
 
  • 4 Media player
    • 2 Personal Video
    • 2 Personal Audio
  • 3 Game Console
    • 2 Emulated Systems
    • 1 Native Games
  • 2 Computer Companion
    • 2 Internet
 
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