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06/03/08 20:45
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 		 #155462 - More "Horse Power" ?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I don't think that more horse power is really needed for a system with an OS and "loadable user programs". Gosh we had CP/M on 8080's and Z80's.

More horse power for Linux yes!! But a SiLabs '51 type part at 50MHz (or even 100MHz) and the cool set of built in resources beats the pants off the old 3.4576 MHz of the early 8080s in every way !!

So the real consideration is, as I said before, being in the OS business _or_ the HW business with open source SW. A business model in between is really really questionable whenever you talk about combined embedded functionality and loadable user programs!!! (Unless you can sell a source code license for your product for 165-250K $$ and turn ALL subsequent product risk over to the purchaser).

Michael Karas




List of 31 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Info exchange between different compilers            01/01/70 00:00      
   cumbersome, but possibly possible            01/01/70 00:00      
   This is how others would do it in days gone by            01/01/70 00:00      
      all well and good            01/01/70 00:00      
   Common Method...            01/01/70 00:00      
      I totally agree            01/01/70 00:00      
      Ok lets leave aside the issue of different compile            01/01/70 00:00      
         Fundamentals            01/01/70 00:00      
            You use a Linker............            01/01/70 00:00      
         Lots of issues here            01/01/70 00:00      
            +            01/01/70 00:00      
               For user code you would...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Also consider....            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Also consider.... yes            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Ah Ha....Save an MCU at what cost?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Save an MCU at what cost? - too high            01/01/70 00:00      
                  For user code you would.............            01/01/70 00:00      
                     WHY??            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Maybe...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           now we are going to OS and \'loaded application\'            01/01/70 00:00      
                              More "Horse Power" ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 HW or OS            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    How would you rate this ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       OK            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    No Bees Left            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Not the MHz it is the core            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Ap, I'm waiting ....            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       It wasn't asked in relevance to any Mcu            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          so what is it doing here???            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             You tell me that .            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                I AM sorry, but I lost my crystal ball.            01/01/70 00:00      

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