Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 From: Francois Tigeot <ftigeot@wolfpond.org> To: soralx@cydem.org Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 586Core Message-ID: <20040913141150.GA1134@aoi.wolfpond.org> In-Reply-To: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> References: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org>
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On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:20:35AM -0600, soralx@cydem.org wrote: > > I'm starting some small project, and I need to decide what hardware > will fit its needs. I'm looking for a small single-board computer that > should have minimum: 2 serial ports (RS232 & [RS232 | USB(preferable)]), > 8-bit databus, FLASH disk, RTC, 486 CPU performance, low power consumption; > should be able to run FreeBSD. PCB size does not matter much. One > of the applications I plan to run on it is 'gnokii'. > > I've found this: 'http://www.compulab.co.il/586core.htm', and I'd appreciate > to get some opinions on this product. Is anyone using it? How well does it > work with FreeBSD (or *BSD)? How well FBSD works with its USB controller > (ScanLogic SL811HST)? I have no experience with this product, but it seems to be quite specific. Be prepared to buy special cases, power supplies and so on... > Maybe someone can suggest a better and possibly less expensive alternative? How about a mini-itx board ? Via Epia are becoming quite common, they can be used with atx power supplies and some models are fanless. The USB part is the same one found on many Pentium-3 and Athlon mainboards and work well with FreeBSD. See here for some pictures and prices: http://www.mini-itx.com/ You can put a flash disk on the IDE ports or if you want something more exotic some manufacturers like Commell sell some models with a Disk-on-Chip socket on-board. -- Francois Tigeot
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