> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Daniel E. Hassler wrote:
>> http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ms_9832
>>
>
2008/12/18 bofh <goodb...@gmail.com>:
> Interesting.  I read somewhere that it is one of the things Intel is
> limiting customers to, via chipsets and whatnots.  I wonder if these
> guys are using a 3rd party chipset.

First sentence on that page:

> The IM-945GC is MSI's Intel-Atom-based offeringtouting the 1.6GHz Atom 230
processor and Intel 945GC chipset.

PS: Sent this off-list by mistake:

>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Martin Schrvder <mar...@oneiros.de>
wrote:
>>> Btw: Has anybody seen Intel Atom boards with >1 NIC for use as
>>> routers/firewalls?
>>
> 2008/12/18 bofh <goodb...@gmail.com>:
>> Intel won't allow it.  Doesn't want it to cannibalize their celeron
>> sales.  That's why atom boards only have one pci slot too.
>
2008/12/18 ropers <rop...@gmail.com>:
> Really? What influence do Intel have over how a manufacturer designs
> their mainboards? Do Atom CPUs only work with Intel chipsets? Or are
> they making Atom buyers sign terrible contracts? (Wouldn't the
> doctrine of first sale torpedo such efforts?)
>
> regards,
> --ropers

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