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From: David Dawes <dawes@Physics.usyd.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards)
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 15:24:55 +1100 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199602010115.LAA20591@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Feb 1, 96 11:45:41 am
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>> Just another nice feature missing from your average PC.  Wanna build an
>> "all-in-one" card?  :-)
>
>*sigh*  Surface area costs (lots).
>
>So far the wish list is :
>
>- Watchdog.
>- High-resolution timer.
>- POST decoder.
>- NV console buffer.
>
>(- Prestoserv.  *laugh*)
>
>Anything else people want?  Maybe a soft-serve interface? 8)

:-)

An over-temperature sensor (but you'd want that to be able to cut the power).

David