hi, yes i would be interested as well.. in linux aware hardware devices manufacturers.. > Lowest cost CPU choice for a custom design > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:16:53 -0500 > From: "Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Lowest cost CPU choice for a custom design > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > - ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFB15E.B4A64160 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > I have a question for the seasoned systems engineers. Whats the = > lowest cost CPU to design in a custom control board that would handle = > say 16 meg RAM, 8 meg Flash, IDE controller, 2 serial ports, keyboard = > port. This CPU would also need to be able to run LINUX. Running at 25 = > to 200 MHZ. Other items like USB, ethernet and so on could be added but = > the mentioned items are for a minimum system. > My main question is what have you found to be the lowest cost CPU for = > such a design. Actually the overall design would be the next question = > if the CPU choice is a wash. The x86 derivatives, Intels Strong Arm, = > PPC, MachZ or something else. Volume buying reduces cost but for this = > exercise lets assume 500 units. > > Lloyd Lee -- To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the command "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the message body. For more information, see <http://waste.org/mail/linux-embedded>.
