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Date:      Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:06:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD as embedded system?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971002130507.25698D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.971002041401.dburr@POBoxes.com>

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On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Donald Burr wrote:

> There have been several widely publicized examples of Linux (what's that?
> :) ) being run in an "embedded system" type of setup, such as the
> hydroponics(?) experiment on the recent Space Shuttle mission.  

Egads!  On the Shuttle?  NASA actually tested this? :-)

> Anyway, has FreeBSD ever been used in such a setup?  Is it possible?  What
> modifications (if any) would have to be made?  And, if this has been done
> with FreeBSD, what manufacturers' hardware was used (i.e. what hardware is
> compatible?)

It has been done.  AFAIK there is a discussion list
(freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org or somesuch) for discussing embedded systems
issues.  Also check the mail archives for information.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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