From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 14 06:40:12 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56C1716A4CE for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:40:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from harmony.village.org (rover.village.org [168.103.84.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE7F43D4C for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:40:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from localhost (warner@rover2.village.org [10.0.0.1]) by harmony.village.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8E6cwCN037702; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:38:59 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:39:40 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <20040914.003940.97852010.imp@bsdimp.com> To: jb@cimlogic.com.au From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <20040914032642.GB69109@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> References: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> <20040914032642.GB69109@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> X-Mailer: Mew version 3.3 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 586Core X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:40:12 -0000 In message: <20040914032642.GB69109@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> John Birrell writes: : On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:20:35AM -0600, soralx@cydem.org wrote: : > I'm starting some small project, and I need to decide what hardware : > will fit its needs. I'm looking for a small single-board computer that : > should have minimum: 2 serial ports (RS232 & [RS232 | USB(preferable)]), : > 8-bit databus, FLASH disk, RTC, 486 CPU performance, low power consumption; : > should be able to run FreeBSD. PCB size does not matter much. One : > of the applications I plan to run on it is 'gnokii'. : > : > I've found this: 'http://www.compulab.co.il/586core.htm', and I'd appreciate : > to get some opinions on this product. Is anyone using it? How well does it : > work with FreeBSD (or *BSD)? How well FBSD works with its USB controller : > (ScanLogic SL811HST)? : : FreeBSD runs fine on the 586Core (and 586Base). Compulab also responds to : support emails. We're using the 586Core board on a system here that needs to run in a very small space (smaller than the soekris boards fit into even). We've had excellent response from Compulab on our questions as well. Their serial BIOS is a pain to use, but for most applications it doesn't matter at all... Warner