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New PPC/Linux PDA Reference Design From IBM

Posted by timothy on from the diversity-in-hardware dept.

kinema writes "It looks like IBM has released a new Linux/PowerPC based PDA reference design called e-LAP ("embedded Linux application platform"). It features a PowerPC 405LP, 30MB SDRAM, 32MB NOR Flash, 64MB Disk-On-Chip Flash, 240 x 320 color LCD, Stereo speakers, Microphone, USB (both host and client ports), a 3000 gate Xilinx FPGA, SDIO slot and last but not least a TCPA security chip. I for one would love to see some good PowerPC based PDAs on the market."

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  1. Re:I wouldn't buy anything with a TCPA chip or DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    All TCPA does is hash your bootloader and provide a means for the host operating system to access that hash. This is done so that servers will be able to request said hash from said client, and decide if the OS the client is running is DRM-safe and then sending content on. As such, they can prevent you from recieving content if they know you will capture it for storage.

    It does not restrict what you can and can't run on the CPU.

    You are an ignorant troll and I would suggest you go home and do some reading.