On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:41:31 +0200, BRANE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, you could do it for Intel, but here the whole machine could churn less
than 15W.
Only Intel-compatible platform that could do something like that is VIA
C3-Eden, which is crap performance-wise. (I have tried it).
Or as Zeljko suggested a Crusoe (which is not crap) :-)
However because of their NDAs, binding agreements etc. it's out of the question too.
Another VERY good idea is the PowerPC (especially the new offerings from IBM) which may not be that low consumption as a say a MIPS but it's definitely the best CPU around in terms of price/performance for your buck. Not to mention that it is fully supported. 68K-to-PowerPC translators already exist and it could be the stuff of dreams for all hobby-computing afficionados (our QLers included). Unfortunately that too would require a huge investment, the market just doesn't have...
Maybe (I say maybe) a good idea would be (given the QLs 20th anniversary) to gather all die-hard Amiga, Atari, QL (and other currently regarded-as- obscure) platform users to provide a viable alternative to the mainstream... maybe a sourceforge project even?
Phoebus
-- Phoebus Dokos - Undergrad in MIS Eberly College of Business - Indiana U. of PA
