Steve Chandler wrote:
>
> I think he means FPU in which case it wouldn't be a problem. SX means no
> FPU but I'm not sure what the "F" indicates.
>
> Steve Chandler
> Seiko Communications Systems, Inc.
>
He means both MMU and FPU.
See http://www.national.com/pf/NS/NS486SXF.html
"The NS486SXF processor provides the same programming model and
register set as the standard '486 except that real mode, virtual
memory, and floating point support have been eliminated."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay R. Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 1999 6:19 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: National Semiconductor's Odin board
>
> On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 02:40:25PM -0800, Corwin Nichols wrote:
> > "Zivkov, Ivo" wrote:
> > > Has anybody used embedded Linux on National Semiconductor's Odin
> board and
> > > their NS486SFx processor. Its cost is advertised below $200.
> >
> > Be aware that the NS486SXF does not contain a MMU. Thus, you'd need
> ^^^ ^^ ^^^
> > to run one of the "lesser" Linux versions like ELKS.
>
> Heh?
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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