Debugging can always be turned on since it's supported on the HW level.
Of course with SW support when turned on.
It's a telephone switch and it's a bit bigger than a PC.
Maybe such ideas would be something for linux to adapt?
(Except the HW part maybe).
Compile a new kernel and swap in the new parts while running.
Does it sound nice?
BR Magnus Back
On 08-Apr-98 Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
>
>> Info:
>> Micro$oft is funding an Intel Development program to put Windoze in
>
> It's got to be sort of painful for intel in the embeded apps,
> palmtop/set-top box arenaa since the only real entry of there's in that
> arena is the i960rp
>
>> hardware.
>
> Sounds like windowsce
>
>> Targeted for "Laptops" and "Embeded" Systems, the 3-chip
>
> hp320lx (now 6months old) seems to have a chip count in the 2 dozen range
> counting the cpu, system memory, roms, lcd controller, pcmcia controller
> etc in the space occupied by a pentium II catridge.
>
>> "replacement" of the Personal Computer will not ever have to be
>> "booted",
>
> Windowsce machines never really shut down unless you either remove all the
> batteries, hit the reset button or run out of power.
>
>> Micro$oft claims. This will allow the machine to be turned
>> ON and OFF at will.
>
> be fairer probably to say that it never really turns off.
>
>> This information comes from an "untrusted" source who works at
>> Intel's plant in Folsom, California, so take it with a grain of
>> salt.
>>
>> However, if true, such a machine can't "boot" anything. FYI...
>
> If it ends up being anything like the ce scheme there will no doubt be a,
> mechanism for replacing the roms, loading patches into the unified
> memory/storage block of ram, and generally carrying on as usual.
>
> Sees like every attempt to make general purpose computers less functional
> (ie. thin clients, win terminals, java stations, insert acronym here)
> seems doomed to failure anyway it's either general purpose computer or it
> can join the pong box, the original nec ultralite, and the newton in the
> closet...
>
>> Cheers,
>> Dick Johnson
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>
> All in all it probably closer to the truth than fiction...
>
> joelja
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