Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:35 +0200 From: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely12.cicely.de> To: Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no> Cc: ticso@cicely.de Subject: Re: smallest piece of hardware that runs *BSD? Message-ID: <20031012114934.GN13791@cicely12.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <xzpekxisnxr.fsf@dwp.des.no> References: <200310101417.h9AEHb4n025071@www.kukulies.org> <20031011050618.GB61302@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> <20031011222942.GM13791@cicely12.cicely.de> <xzpekxisnxr.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 01:19:44PM +0200, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > 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/586core.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 Élan[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. Am5x86 != 586 class. This is what FreeBSD thinks about the SC520: CPU: AMD Enhanced Am486DX4/Am5x86 Write-Back (486-class CPU) Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x494 Stepping = 4 Features=0x1<FPU> -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de
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