Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 16:14:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: H Girard <hgirard@nsicomm.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: embedded computer using freebsd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807291613460.24795-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.16.19980729081350.42efee64@pop3.interlink.net>
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On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, H Girard wrote: > Sorry for the newbie question , could not find it in your faq or handbook. > > Is it possible to embed the os and a few applications in flash memory on a > pc containing some ram (say 8 meg) . Such a computer would be dedicated to > one task only and would require no hard disk or floppy ,keyboard , nor > display card . Only high speed serial io and ethernet port would be > needed. I imagine the flash memory containing the os and applications would > have to be put on a pci card . > > Can you give references if any commercial hardware is available and what > tools to use to embed only the essential parts of the os into flash . Contact freebsd-small@freebsd.org and/or subscribe to that list. They are a group of people doing the same as you. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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