Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 8 Jun 1996 13:42:24 +0100 (BST) | From | Philip Blundell <> | Subject | RE: The World After Linux-2.0 (Was: Re: Linux-2.0) |
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On Sat, 8 Jun 1996, Bryn Paul Arnold Jones wrote:
> ARM is the (amazing) RISC CPU used in the Archimides (SP?) computer (I > think, it's the one that you just stack boxes for more disks/CPU's/Other > CPU's(eg i386)/... ), I think someone said to me that the designer tryed
That's broadly true. Acorn have used ARM-family processors in all their 32-bit machines, starting with the Archimedes. The Risc PC is probably the one you're thinking of.
> to stress it out, and the couldn't (By sticking the Mhz though the > roof, could be BS tho),
I don't think that's true. The ARM710 only runs at 40MHz or so.
> also used in imbeded systems too. StrongARM is > another version (faster ? async ?).
StrongARM is a new chip that ARM designed in partnership with DEC. It provides more performance, but still at fairly low power levels so it's suitable for embedded/portable designs.
The asynchronous ARM (AMULET, it's called) is still just a research project at the moment.
> > and why 8086? > > Want a cheap terminal/router/... ?
Well, again, I think the 8086 stuff is mostly going to be useful for embeddable applications. If you want a router, you will probably need more performance than an 8086 can give you.
P.
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