Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:45:05 -0500 From: Neil Ludban <nludban@pokey.salientsystems.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RANDOMDEV inspired realitycheck regarding i386/i486... Message-ID: <3A11A451.3C8A92B7@salientsystems.com> References: <XFMail.001114100929.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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I'd really miss support for the older processors. I'm spending considerable time and effort trying to get 4.x to boot on a 386ex based SBC. I'm never going to use all the latest features of FreeBSD, but it is a requirement that I be able to load a laptop computer with a full development and testing environment, then drive an hour or more from civilization to the installation site to get some work done. The 486 SBCs are quite a price jump, especially when all I need is a couple serial ports. Just my two cents worth- --Neil > > What is the current processor of choice for embedded stuff? Is x86 even a > good architecture for embedded work? That is the only place that I would see > the 386 still being alive... > > -- > > John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ > PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc > "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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