> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Daniel E. Hassler wrote: >> http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ms_9832 >> > 2008/12/18 bofh <[email protected]>: > Interesting. I read somewhere that it is one of the things Intel is > limiting customers to, via chipsets and whatnots. I wonder if these > guys are using a 3rd party chipset.
First sentence on that page: > The IM-945GC is MSI's Intel-Atom-based offeringtouting the 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor and Intel 945GC chipset. PS: Sent this off-list by mistake: >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Martin Schrvder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Btw: Has anybody seen Intel Atom boards with >1 NIC for use as >>> routers/firewalls? >> > 2008/12/18 bofh <[email protected]>: >> Intel won't allow it. Doesn't want it to cannibalize their celeron >> sales. That's why atom boards only have one pci slot too. > 2008/12/18 ropers <[email protected]>: > Really? What influence do Intel have over how a manufacturer designs > their mainboards? Do Atom CPUs only work with Intel chipsets? Or are > they making Atom buyers sign terrible contracts? (Wouldn't the > doctrine of first sale torpedo such efforts?) > > regards, > --ropers
