Re: Suitable chipset for a pocket linux box
Doug Ledford (dledford@dialnet.net)
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:20:31 -0600 (CST)
On 26-Jan-98 Alan Cox wrote:
>> Try Digital StrongARM. This is an ARM processor that has real compute
>> power and (supposedly) very low power consumption. There is a Linux/ARM
>> port in the works, I think even running, somewhere.
>
>Its been running since 1.3.4x just not merged. The corel NC is Linux/ARM
>too
>
>There are several ARM chips that may be attractive to a pocket computer -
>more likely the cirrus 7500 would be a better choice (or 7100 even) than
>the
>SA110. Its slower but has onboard peripherals and LCD drivers.
The Digital StrongARM SA1100 is basically a low power SA110 that includes I
think six I/O processors (IrDA, serial, etc.), LCD drivers, and a 200MHz
speed. Looked pretty damn sweet on their web page.
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E-Mail: Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net>
Date: 26-Jan-98
Time: 15:20:31
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