Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:21:53 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: dgy@rtd.com (Don Yuniskis) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, dgy@rtd.com, freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: diskless hardware *design* suggestions Message-ID: <199706020751.RAA20517@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199706020744.AAA22062@seagull.rtd.com> from Don Yuniskis at "Jun 2, 97 00:44:10 am"
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Don Yuniskis stands accused of saying: > > > > Well, if 1M/sec is too slow, have you actually sized your throughput > > requirements, or are you just going on "feel"? 8) > > Trying to leverage one design to handle several different > applications (too expensive to turn the crank again for > other designs). So, aiming for the heaviest demands seems > to be the way to go -- and let the smaller projects just > incur some extra costs... Gotcha. Subsequent to the last message, I had a chance to look at the SMC 91C100 (FEAST) datasheet. I think you should look _very_ seriously at this puppy. There's an SMC9000 driver already (parts are software-compatible) for FreeBSD. I know it's been mentioned before, and you dismissed it, but it's got to be the most serious contender by far. > --don -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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