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Pandora (computer)

March 03, 2023

The Pandora is an operating system, handheld game console and mobile personal computer originally released in 2010. It is designed to take advantage of existing free and open-source software and to be a target for homebrew development. It includes several features that no handheld game consoles have previously had, making it a cross between a handheld game console and a subnotebook. It is developed and produced by OpenPandora, which is made up of former distributors and community members of the GP32 and GP2X handhelds. Until 2013, multiple batches of slightly updated Pandora variants were produced. In 2014 the development of a redesigned and upgraded successor,[3] called DragonBox Pyra, was started.[4]

Pandora
ManufacturerOpenPandora GmbH
TypeHandheld game console / PDA hybrid
GenerationEighth
Release dateMay 2010; 12 years ago (2010-05)
Operating system
CPUOMAP3530 (600+ MHz Cortex-A8 (32-bit) and 430 MHz TMS320C64x+, NEON & TRADE SIMD instructions set[1]
Memory256 MB low power DDR-333
StorageDual SDHC slots, 512 MB internal NAND, USB external storage
GraphicsPowerVR SGX 530 at 110 MHz
ConnectivityWi-Fi, USB 2.0, Bluetooth
PredecessorGP2X (unofficial)
SuccessorDragonBox Pyra[2]
Websiteboards.openpandora.org
Not to be confused with Pandora (streaming service).

History

 
A prototype model (left), compared to a production model (right)

Development of the Pandora began when Craig Rothwell, Fatih Kilic, Michael Mrozek and (later) Michael Weston teamed up and planned a portable system that would excel in the areas where they thought the GP32 and GP2X systems (from Game Park and GamePark Holdings respectively) were flawed.[5][6] The Pandora was designed based on ideas and suggestions contributed by GP32X forum members, with the goal of creating the ultimate open source handheld device.[7] When announcing the system, the designers of Pandora stated that it would be more powerful than any handheld video game console that had yet existed.[1]

The final case and keymat design was made by Dave Cancilier[8] (DaveC), who was known on the forums for custom hardware modifications.[9]

In February 2008 the Pandora wiki had already been created; as of 2014, it contains a thousand pages and is translated with the MediaWiki Translate extension.[10]

The initial development and setup costs were funded through a crowdfunding approach where early supporters provided enough money to support a production run,[11] and when the console made it into production, each supporter would receive the device they paid for (what actually ended up happening due to cost overruns is that the early supporters received devices as later sales recouped the initial investment costs). OpenPandora began taking payments on September 30, 2008[5][12] and began shipping to customers on May 21, 2010.[13][14] In late 2011, after production problems, OpenPandora shifted its production from Texas to Germany, delaying production,[15] and the device was upgraded from 256 MB to 512 MB RAM.[16]

As of September 3, 2012, 4600 units had been shipped and 400 early supporters were still waiting to receive a console,[17] as these pre-orders are only fulfilled when sales to new customers are made.[18] Since June 2012, a new 1 GHz model has been made available in limited amounts during the summer 2012. Due to the shortage of previous 600 MHz chips, this new model has become the de facto standard in 2013.

In March 2013, the pre-order queue of the German OpenPandora GmbH company (owned by Michael Mrozek aka EvilDragon) was finally cleared.[19] The remaining pre-order queue of the UK OpenPandora Ltd. company (owned by Craig Rothwell) turned out to be significantly larger than originally reported, and the UK company has requested to be struck off.[20] This means that the original pre-orderers at the UK company are unlikely to ever get their unit from the UK company. Also because of this, buyers have lost their money. Although there is no legal connection between the two companies, the German OpenPandora GmbH company is trying to help those UK customers by offering them significant discounts (if they decide to buy a unit from the German company instead of waiting for the UK company) and by organizing community donations to get them peer-funded units.[21]

As of December 2, 2013, about 6000 units have been shipped.[22] On November 19, 2013, it was announced that the production of the final Pandora batch has been started.[23] About 7500 Pandoras have been made and sold altogether between 2010 and 2014, with further production made impossible due to shortage of WiFi chips.[24]

In 2014 the OpenPandora project opened the hardware design files to the community, making the OpenPandora a kind of open source hardware.[25][26]

Speculation and discussion about a successor to the Pandora has started on the OpenPandora boards. Features and a demo prototype were announced at FOSDEM 2014; the project is called DragonBox Pyra.

Overview

 
The render of the Pandora, which was computer-created by OpenPandora in late 2008

The Pandora is designed to be a handheld game console with high-end PDA capabilities, but may also be run as a low-power full-featured Linux desktop. The system by default comes with a Linux OS based on Ångström.[27]

The interface is custom themed to fit the small form factor and touchscreen, analogue joystick, and keyboard-based inputs available. Users can install and run their own desktop environment if they choose. Users may even install other Linux distributions like Ubuntu[28] or Gentoo[29] themselves. It is possible as well to run Android (gingerbread) through a PND package on top of the Angrstrom distribution, while it requires overclocking to perform flawlessly.

One of Pandora's major intended uses is for homebrew gaming and for the emulation of older computer systems and video game consoles, which is possible through efficient use of the resources made available by the Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 SoC. The Pandora developers have already shown working emulators for Dreamcast (Dreamcast emulator was never released), PlayStation, Nintendo 64,[30] Amiga, SNES, Atari Jaguar and Sega Mega Drive software,[31] and the Pandora is thought by its developers to have the potential to emulate most if not all machines older than the Dreamcast.[32]

For software and video games where source code is available (see List of commercial video games with available source code), instead of emulation, source ports were created for the Pandora; notable examples are Jagged Alliance 2[33][34] and Homeworld.[35][36]

The device is also intended for use as a portable media playback device with a storage capacity of up to 128 GB of data (64 GB SDXC cards) across two SD memory card slots.[37]

The Pandora uses standard libraries such as OpenGL ES and SDL which are freely available, allowing anyone who wishes the ability to develop for the system. Many developers from the GP2x community have publicly stated that they will be developing applications for the new system.[citation needed]

The Pandora is compatible with Debian packages built for the ARM architecture using APT. A Git repository offers the latest kernel source.[38]

Lists on the community-maintained Pandora Wiki keep track of new software releases.[39][40] Most, but not all, Pandora software is uploaded to either the Pandora Apps, the Pandora File Archive or Pandora Repo websites. The Pandora File Archive existed first and is run by Michael Mrozek. Pandora Apps was launched by Craig Rothwell in May 2010, and is designed for viewing on the Pandora's smaller screen resolution.

The Pandora Repo (yet unnamed) was developed by a member of the community with help from the community. Its use has been adopted quickly as it tends to have the latest software releases first, as it doesn't require developers to enter any details about the application being uploaded—instead, these are automatically acquired from the application itself.

The Pandora Repo is also the first that uses the community created REPO specifications[41] which allows native clients to get applications from the pandora repo without actually visiting the website (much akin to Synaptic package manager).

The Pandora community is also notable for the development of tools required to achieve several successful static recompilations of complex binary software to the Pandora platform.[42][43] For instance, in 2014 an ARM architecture version of the 1998 video game StarCraft was generated by static recompilation from the original x86 version.[44][45][46] In 2015, a similar port of Diablo II followed.[47][48]

Technical specifications

There are several Pandora variants.[49]

Pandora Classic[50]

  • Texas Instruments OMAP3530 SoC
  • 256 MiB DDR-333 SDRAM
  • 512 MB NAND flash memory
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3 Mbit/s) (Class 2, +4dBm)
  • 800×480 resolution touchscreen LCD, 4.3" widescreen, 16.7 million colors (300 cd/m2 brightness, 450:1 contrast ratio)
  • Dual SDHC card slots (currently supporting up to 32 GB of storage each, supports SDIO)
  • Gamepad controls with 2 shoulder buttons
  • Dual analog nubs; 15 mm diameter, concave, 2.5 mm travel from centre[51][52]
  • 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
  • USB 2.0 high-speed port (480 Mbit/s) capable of providing standard 500 mA current to attached devices, USB On-The-Go supporting charging Pandora
  • Externally accessible UART for hardware hacking and debugging
  • Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset[50]
  • Headphone output up to 150 mW/channel into 16 ohms, 99 dB SNR
  • TV output (composite and S-Video, both for PAL and NTSC)[50]
  • Brick prevention with integrated bootloader for safe code experimentation[50]
  • Runs the Linux kernel (2.6.x for older versions, 3.2 in the latest Super Zaxxon firmware from July 2012)[50]
  • 4200 mAh rechargeable lithium polymer battery[53][54]
  • Estimated 8.5–10+ hour battery life for games, 10+ hour battery life for video and general applications, 100+ hours for music playback (with maximum power management), and 450+ hours in suspend-to-ram[55][56]
  • Dimensions: 140.29 mm × 83.48 mm × 29.25 mm (5.523 in × 3.287 in × 1.152 in) (314 ml) (5.51×3.27×1.06 in)
  • Mass: 320 g (0.71 lb)

Pandora Rebirth

Based on Pandora Classic with following changes:

Pandora 1 GHz

Based on Pandora Classic/Rebirth with following changes:

Similar products

Other single-board computers using OMAP3500 series processors include OSWALD[57] developed by Oregon State University students for computer science education, Beagle Board, IGEPv2, Touch Book, and Gumstix Overo series. The Gizmondo 2 was to be a potential commercial competitor of the Pandora, but the Gizmondo 2 was cancelled.

GPD Win can also run Linux.

See also

References

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  2. ^ website of the DragonBox Pyra
  3. ^ 1Ghz Phasing Out, and Successor Announcement 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (2013)
  4. ^ Pandoralive post about the FOSDEM news 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Why the Pandora came to be". Pocketgamer.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  6. ^ "New GP2X-community system in development". Engadget. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ARM Press Release". Arm.com. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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  9. ^ DaveC 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Pandora
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  17. ^ Current Status 2015-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Pandora
  18. ^ 3 Year Anniversary since ordering Pandora 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, OpenPandora Discussion Boards
  19. ^ One queue cleared, TV Out cables finally coming and some other tidbits, Official OpenPandora News, 20 March 2013
  20. ^ Openpandora Ltd (UK) Struck off email, OpenPandora Official Boards, 16 November 2013
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  22. ^ OpenPandora Official Boards. December 2, 2013.
  23. ^ OpenPandora is NOT dead!, Official OpenPandora News, 19 November 2013
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  33. ^ Burnes, Andrew (2004-02-25). . ign.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  34. ^ Jagged Alliance 2 on repo.openpandora.org
  35. ^ Largent, Andy (2003-10-08). "Homeworld Source Code Released". Inside Mac Games. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  36. ^ pandorapress staff (2011-06-23). . pandorapress.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2013-04-24. [...] released port of HomeworldSDL. [...]enables your Pandora to experience the excellent work done by the guys at HomeworldSDL.
  37. ^ "Confirmed: 64GB SD cards work on the Pandora". Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  38. ^ OpenPandora Blog post, "There's a git in the web!" 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine by EvilDragon
  39. ^ Pandora Wiki: Games
  40. ^ Pandora Wiki: Software projects
  41. ^ REPO specifications
  42. ^ notaz (2014-03-04). "Starcraft". openpandora.org. Retrieved 2014-03-29. The "no source, no port" rule is not completely true, you can get something similar (but not the same) as a port through static recompilation. Similar stuff was done several times by M-HT for some DOS games. The game was also converted for Android with somewhat similar approach.
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between a handheld game console and a subnotebook It is developed and produced by OpenPandora which is made up of former distributors and community members of the GP32 and GP2X handhelds Until 2013 multiple batches of slightly updated Pandora variants were produced In 2014 the development of a redesigned and upgraded successor 3 called DragonBox Pyra was started 4 PandoraManufacturerOpenPandora GmbHTypeHandheld game console PDA hybridGenerationEighthRelease dateMay 2010 12 years ago 2010 05 Operating systemCustom edition of AngstromLinux for gamingCPUOMAP3530 600 MHz Cortex A8 32 bit and 430 MHz TMS320C64x NEON amp TRADE SIMD instructions set 1 Memory256 MB low power DDR 333StorageDual SDHC slots 512 MB internal NAND USB external storageGraphicsPowerVR SGX 530 at 110 MHzConnectivityWi Fi USB 2 0 BluetoothPredecessorGP2X unofficial SuccessorDragonBox Pyra 2 Websiteboards wbr openpandora wbr orgNot to be confused with Pandora streaming service Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Technical specifications 3 1 Pandora Classic 50 3 2 Pandora Rebirth 3 3 Pandora 1 GHz 4 Similar products 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit A prototype model left compared to a production model right Development of the Pandora began when Craig Rothwell Fatih Kilic Michael Mrozek and later Michael Weston teamed up and planned a portable system that would excel in the areas where they thought the GP32 and GP2X systems from Game Park and GamePark Holdings respectively were flawed 5 6 The Pandora was designed based on ideas and suggestions contributed by GP32X forum members with the goal of creating the ultimate open source handheld device 7 When announcing the system the designers of Pandora stated that it would be more powerful than any handheld video game console that had yet existed 1 The final case and keymat design was made by Dave Cancilier 8 DaveC who was known on the forums for custom hardware modifications 9 In February 2008 the Pandora wiki had already been created as of 2014 it contains a thousand pages and is translated with the MediaWiki Translate extension 10 The initial development and setup costs were funded through a crowdfunding approach where early supporters provided enough money to support a production run 11 and when the console made it into production each supporter would receive the device they paid for what actually ended up happening due to cost overruns is that the early supporters received devices as later sales recouped the initial investment costs OpenPandora began taking payments on September 30 2008 5 12 and began shipping to customers on May 21 2010 13 14 In late 2011 after production problems OpenPandora shifted its production from Texas to Germany delaying production 15 and the device was upgraded from 256 MB to 512 MB RAM 16 As of September 3 2012 4600 units had been shipped and 400 early supporters were still waiting to receive a console 17 as these pre orders are only fulfilled when sales to new customers are made 18 Since June 2012 a new 1 GHz model has been made available in limited amounts during the summer 2012 Due to the shortage of previous 600 MHz chips this new model has become the de facto standard in 2013 In March 2013 the pre order queue of the German OpenPandora GmbH company owned by Michael Mrozek aka EvilDragon was finally cleared 19 The remaining pre order queue of the UK OpenPandora Ltd company owned by Craig Rothwell turned out to be significantly larger than originally reported and the UK company has requested to be struck off 20 This means that the original pre orderers at the UK company are unlikely to ever get their unit from the UK company Also because of this buyers have lost their money Although there is no legal connection between the two companies the German OpenPandora GmbH company is trying to help those UK customers by offering them significant discounts if they decide to buy a unit from the German company instead of waiting for the UK company and by organizing community donations to get them peer funded units 21 As of December 2 2013 about 6000 units have been shipped 22 On November 19 2013 it was announced that the production of the final Pandora batch has been started 23 About 7500 Pandoras have been made and sold altogether between 2010 and 2014 with further production made impossible due to shortage of WiFi chips 24 In 2014 the OpenPandora project opened the hardware design files to the community making the OpenPandora a kind of open source hardware 25 26 Speculation and discussion about a successor to the Pandora has started on the OpenPandora boards Features and a demo prototype were announced at FOSDEM 2014 the project is called DragonBox Pyra Overview Edit The render of the Pandora which was computer created by OpenPandora in late 2008 The Pandora is designed to be a handheld game console with high end PDA capabilities but may also be run as a low power full featured Linux desktop The system by default comes with a Linux OS based on Angstrom 27 The interface is custom themed to fit the small form factor and touchscreen analogue joystick and keyboard based inputs available Users can install and run their own desktop environment if they choose Users may even install other Linux distributions like Ubuntu 28 or Gentoo 29 themselves It is possible as well to run Android gingerbread through a PND package on top of the Angrstrom distribution while it requires overclocking to perform flawlessly One of Pandora s major intended uses is for homebrew gaming and for the emulation of older computer systems and video game consoles which is possible through efficient use of the resources made available by the Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 SoC The Pandora developers have already shown working emulators for Dreamcast Dreamcast emulator was never released PlayStation Nintendo 64 30 Amiga SNES Atari Jaguar and Sega Mega Drive software 31 and the Pandora is thought by its developers to have the potential to emulate most if not all machines older than the Dreamcast 32 For software and video games where source code is available see List of commercial video games with available source code instead of emulation source ports were created for the Pandora notable examples are Jagged Alliance 2 33 34 and Homeworld 35 36 The device is also intended for use as a portable media playback device with a storage capacity of up to 128 GB of data 64 GB SDXC cards across two SD memory card slots 37 The Pandora uses standard libraries such as OpenGL ES and SDL which are freely available allowing anyone who wishes the ability to develop for the system Many developers from the GP2x community have publicly stated that they will be developing applications for the new system citation needed The Pandora is compatible with Debian packages built for the ARM architecture using APT A Git repository offers the latest kernel source 38 Lists on the community maintained Pandora Wiki keep track of new software releases 39 40 Most but not all Pandora software is uploaded to either the Pandora Apps the Pandora File Archive or Pandora Repo websites The Pandora File Archive existed first and is run by Michael Mrozek Pandora Apps was launched by Craig Rothwell in May 2010 and is designed for viewing on the Pandora s smaller screen resolution The Pandora Repo yet unnamed was developed by a member of the community with help from the community Its use has been adopted quickly as it tends to have the latest software releases first as it doesn t require developers to enter any details about the application being uploaded instead these are automatically acquired from the application itself The Pandora Repo is also the first that uses the community created REPO specifications 41 which allows native clients to get applications from the pandora repo without actually visiting the website much akin to Synaptic package manager The Pandora community is also notable for the development of tools required to achieve several successful static recompilations of complex binary software to the Pandora platform 42 43 For instance in 2014 an ARM architecture version of the 1998 video game StarCraft was generated by static recompilation from the original x86 version 44 45 46 In 2015 a similar port of Diablo II followed 47 48 Technical specifications EditThere are several Pandora variants 49 Pandora Classic 50 Edit Texas Instruments OMAP3530 SoC ARM Cortex A8 CPU 600 MHz PowerVR SGX530 110 MHz IVA2 audio and video processor with TMS320C64x DSP Core 430 MHz using DaVinci technology 256 MiB DDR 333 SDRAM 512 MB NAND flash memory Integrated Wi Fi 802 11b g Integrated Bluetooth 2 0 EDR 3 Mbit s Class 2 4dBm 800 480 resolution touchscreen LCD 4 3 widescreen 16 7 million colors 300 cd m2 brightness 450 1 contrast ratio Dual SDHC card slots currently supporting up to 32 GB of storage each supports SDIO Gamepad controls with 2 shoulder buttons Dual analog nubs 15 mm diameter concave 2 5 mm travel from centre 51 52 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad USB 2 0 high speed port 480 Mbit s capable of providing standard 500 mA current to attached devices USB On The Go supporting charging Pandora Externally accessible UART for hardware hacking and debugging Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset 50 Headphone output up to 150 mW channel into 16 ohms 99 dB SNR TV output composite and S Video both for PAL and NTSC 50 Brick prevention with integrated bootloader for safe code experimentation 50 Runs the Linux kernel 2 6 x for older versions 3 2 in the latest Super Zaxxon firmware from July 2012 50 4200 mAh rechargeable lithium polymer battery 53 54 Estimated 8 5 10 hour battery life for games 10 hour battery life for video and general applications 100 hours for music playback with maximum power management and 450 hours in suspend to ram 55 56 Dimensions 140 29 mm 83 48 mm 29 25 mm 5 523 in 3 287 in 1 152 in 314 ml 5 51 3 27 1 06 in Mass 320 g 0 71 lb Pandora Rebirth Edit Based on Pandora Classic with following changes OMAP3530 SoC PowerVR SGX530 110 MHz newer revision 512 MiB DDR 333 SDRAMPandora 1 GHz Edit Based on Pandora Classic Rebirth with following changes Texas Instruments DM3730 SoC ARM Cortex A8 CPU 1 GHz PowerVR SGX530 200 MHz IVA2 2 audio and video processor with TMS320C64x DSP Core 800 MHz 512 MiB DDR 333 SDRAM 200 MHzSimilar products EditOther single board computers using OMAP3500 series processors include OSWALD 57 developed by Oregon State University students for computer science education Beagle Board IGEPv2 Touch Book and Gumstix Overo series The Gizmondo 2 was to be a potential commercial competitor of the Pandora but the Gizmondo 2 was cancelled GPD Win can also run Linux See also Edit Linux portal Video games portalDragonBox Pyra Comparison of handheld game consoles Linux gamingReferences Edit a b Official OpenPandora Site OpenPandora Retrieved 2009 04 28 website of the DragonBox Pyra 1Ghz Phasing Out and Successor Announcement Archived 2016 06 03 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Pandoralive post about the FOSDEM news Archived 2016 06 02 at the Wayback Machine a b Why the Pandora came to be Pocketgamer co uk Retrieved 2009 04 28 New GP2X community system in development Engadget Retrieved 19 May 2022 ARM Press Release Arm com 2008 05 09 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Posting by Michael Mrozek OpenPandora forum 2014 06 01 DaveC Archived 2015 02 03 at the Wayback Machine Pandora Pandora Wiki WikiApiary How the Pandora came to be Archived 2013 12 03 at the Wayback Machine Pandora Patel Nilay Pandora pre orders go live Engadget Sept 30 2008 Official Blog It finally happened OpenPandora 2010 05 22 Archived from the original on 2012 03 01 Retrieved 2010 05 22 First shipping emails hit inboxes Pandora Press May 21 2010 EvilDragon 2011 07 12 A fresh new start Part 1 Archived from the original on 2015 10 16 Retrieved 2012 01 02 EvilDragon 2011 12 24 100 success Archived from the original on 2013 01 23 Retrieved 2012 01 02 Current Status Archived 2015 10 14 at the Wayback Machine Pandora 3 Year Anniversary since ordering Pandora Archived 2013 01 27 at the Wayback Machine OpenPandora Discussion Boards One queue cleared TV Out cables finally coming and some other tidbits Official OpenPandora News 20 March 2013 Openpandora Ltd UK Struck off email OpenPandora Official Boards 16 November 2013 EvilDragon s Pre Order Survey Thread Official OpenPandora News OpenPandora Official Boards December 2 2013 OpenPandora is NOT dead Official OpenPandora News 19 November 2013 Ask the Dragon Q A with Michael Mrozek 52 07 in video Do you expect to sell more or less Pyras than you sold Pandoras 2018 08 03 OpenPandora Gehaeusedaten und Schaltplan offengelegt on heise de the day the pandora goes even more open on pyra handheld com About the Pandora OpenPandora org OpenPandora 2010 11 01 Archived from the original on 2015 03 26 Retrieved 2012 01 02 Ubuntu on Pandora devboard 2 on YouTube Neuvoo Archived from the original on 2010 11 19 Retrieved 2010 11 12 Official Mupen64Plus Gp32x com Archived from the original on 2009 09 08 Retrieved 2009 09 06 Pandora Development Blog OpenPandora Archived from the original on April 27 2009 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Official semi speculative emulator list Gp32x com Archived from the original on 2009 03 01 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Burnes Andrew 2004 02 25 Jagged Alliance 2 Source Code To Be Bundled With Wildfire ign com Archived from the original on January 8 2013 Retrieved 2012 12 23 Jagged Alliance 2 on repo openpandora org Largent Andy 2003 10 08 Homeworld Source Code Released Inside Mac Games Retrieved 2011 01 10 pandorapress staff 2011 06 23 Game of the Week 3 Homeworld SDL pandorapress net Archived from the original on 2011 08 30 Retrieved 2013 04 24 released port of HomeworldSDL enables your Pandora to experience the excellent work done by the guys at HomeworldSDL Confirmed 64GB SD cards work on the Pandora Retrieved 2010 07 09 OpenPandora Blog post There s a git in the web Archived 2009 01 16 at the Wayback Machine by EvilDragon Pandora Wiki Games Pandora Wiki Software projects REPO specifications notaz 2014 03 04 Starcraft openpandora org Retrieved 2014 03 29 The no source no port rule is not completely true you can get something similar but not the same as a port through static recompilation Similar stuff was done several times by M HT for some DOS games The game was also converted for Android with somewhat similar approach Warcraft Orcs amp Humans repo openpandora org Steinlechner Peter 2014 03 10 Starcraft fur ARM Handheld kompiliert in German golem de Retrieved 2014 03 25 notaz 2014 03 04 StarCraft repo openpandora org Retrieved 2014 03 26 Starcraft on Open Pandora How the Port Came to Be on pandoralive info Diablo II Running on Open Pandora Archived 2015 12 08 at the Wayback Machine on PandoraLive 22 November 2015 notaz 2015 11 22 Diablo II openpandora org Retrieved 2015 12 04 This is statically recompiled Windows executable that was recompiled to ARM and bundled with ARM version of wine Pandora Editions Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2012 08 30 a b c d e MWeston s Site Openpandora Retrieved 2009 04 28 Will You Buy It GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Nubs Pandora wiki pandorawiki org Retrieved 2010 11 24 Boot Time GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz Archived from the original on 2011 07 11 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Battery For Pandora GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz Archived from the original on 2011 07 11 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Pandora Lite GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz 2008 06 04 Archived from the original on 2011 07 11 Retrieved 2009 04 28 Can It Play Mp3 files In Energy saving Mode GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz Archived from the original on 2011 07 11 Retrieved 2009 04 28 OSWALD Hand held Computer Trac Archived 2009 01 23 at the Wayback Machine Beaversource oregonstate edu Retrieved on 2013 08 23 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pandora console Official website Official wiki Official forums 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