Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:21:09 EDT From: Bsdguru@aol.com To: nate@yogotech.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of encryption hardware support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <81.c6bd74a.286f9cc5@aol.com>
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In a message dated 06/30/2001 3:44:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nate@yogotech.com writes: > > Your premise that "embedded appliances" are somehow doomed to use pitifully > > > outdated processors is simply wrong. > > Who said anything about pitifully outdated processors. I can buy a heck > of alot of CPU horsepower w/out buying the latest/greatest CPU. > > As a matter of fact, in almost all cases, the best bang for the buck > would be for processorts that you imply to 'pitfully outdated'. I think you've missed the fact that the '486 solution requires an add-on board (priced at $80.) and the faster cpu solution doesnt. That adds a lot of margin to get a faster MB, more than enough to compensate for the board. Bryan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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