Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 01:18:21 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Marc <marc@geekythings.com> Cc: Bsdguru@aol.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of encryption hardware support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <3B45663D.5660766F@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107031408230.42939-100000@localhost>
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Marc wrote:
>
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 Bsdguru@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 07/03/2001 11:57:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > noses@noses.com writes:
> >
> > > > Now try to imagine a whole PC on a smaller board than a PIII CPU
> > > > cartridge. If you can't, get a copy of the Embedded Systems magazine
> > > > and look at the pictures in it.
> > >
> > > Imagine a complete 80186 system with 512k RAM and 512K flash disk, two
> > > serial ports, 14 digital IO lines and an Ethernet in a 32 pin DIL package.
> > > They are planning to replace the 80186 module by a 80386 in a few weeks.
> > > If you can't belive it you might take a look at www.bcl.de. Now if it only
> > > had enough flash for a PicoBSD it might make a good pocket ISDN router...
> > >
> >
> > We can "picture" it, but such a system can't route a full 100mb/s ethernet,
> > so its fairly useless as a network device/router as is proposed here.
>
> So try the MachZ processor then...
Screw the MachZ, look at PowerPC 405GP, Intel XScale, or any other processor
that was *designed* for embedded communications work.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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