Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:19:44 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: ticso@cicely.de Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: smallest piece of hardware that runs *BSD? Message-ID: <xzpekxisnxr.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20031011222942.GM13791@cicely12.cicely.de> (Bernd Walter's message of "Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:29:43 %2B0200") References: <200310101417.h9AEHb4n025071@www.kukulies.org> <20031011050618.GB61302@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> <20031011222942.GM13791@cicely12.cicely.de>
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Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely12.cicely.de> writes: > On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 03:06:18PM +1000, John Birrell wrote: > > Here's one the size of a credit card: <http://www.compulab.co.il/586cor= e.htm>. > > It's a lot bigger than a 'bump in a cable', but it runs FreeBSD. > Leaves the question how much of the data on that page is correct. > The elan chip is 486 class as we all know from soekris systems. >From www.amd.com: The =C9lan[tm] SC520 microcontroller combines a 32-bit, low-voltage Am5x86 CPU with a complete set of integrated peripherals suitable for both real-time and PC/AT-compatible embedded applications. The device also features a 32-bit PCI bus, a high-performance, 32-bit SDRAM interface and a full-featured, high-performance in-circuit emulation capability, known as the AMDebug[tm] technology. so it's not incorrect, though they might get in trouble with Intel over the use of the Pentium trademark in promotional material for a product based on an AMD microcontroller. Regarding the "computer in an ethernet jack" devices mentioned elsewhere in this thread: good luck trying to run FreeBSD on a 16-bit microcontroller with no MMU or FPU, 256 kB SRAM and 512 kB DRAM... DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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