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Date:      Mon, 05 Oct 1998 20:16:36 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Peter Wallace <pcw@mesanet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Command-line i/f (Re: PicoBSD) 
Message-ID:  <199810060316.UAA01889@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 05 Oct 1998 16:54:41 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.981005164517.7183A-100000@freeby.mesanet.com> 

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> > > 	Whats the big deal about cramming this onto a single floppy...
> > > Wouldn't a real embedded FreeBSD application use a small flash drive? The
> > > smallest chips that we use now are 4 M Bytes and about $12.00, cheaper
> > > than a floppy drive! 
> > 
> > They don't have mounting screws, nor can you plug them into a standard 
> > motherboard.  8)
> > 
> > Lots of "embedded" stuff involves an ordinary PC bolted to the inside 
> > of a big wooden box or similar.
> 
> 	But I think lots _more_ embedded stuff will be:  higher reliability
> / wider ambient temperature range / smaller size / and lower cost than can
> be achieved with a floppy for boot device...

For that sort of thing, definitely.  "Embedded" systems cover an 
enormous range, and if you're manufacturing your own hardware, the 
story changes rapidly.

> 	I guess it depends on what the imagined target for PicoBSD is.

Extremely varied - I certainly see it being used on flash-based 
systems; don't get me wrong, I'd love to see an unencumberd TFFS clone. 
8)
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