Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:06:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as embedded system? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971002130507.25698D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.971002041401.dburr@POBoxes.com>
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On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Donald Burr wrote: > There have been several widely publicized examples of Linux (what's that? > :) ) being run in an "embedded system" type of setup, such as the > hydroponics(?) experiment on the recent Space Shuttle mission. Egads! On the Shuttle? NASA actually tested this? :-) > Anyway, has FreeBSD ever been used in such a setup? Is it possible? What > modifications (if any) would have to be made? And, if this has been done > with FreeBSD, what manufacturers' hardware was used (i.e. what hardware is > compatible?) It has been done. AFAIK there is a discussion list (freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org or somesuch) for discussing embedded systems issues. Also check the mail archives for information. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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