"Linux is a modern version of the Unix operating system, the software widely used to control the powerful computers that manage central business operations at many companies, but its suitability for running desktop computers remains in doubt. Still, Linux has won broader mainstream acceptance during the past year as an alternative to Microsoft's dominant Windows software, especially for running the latest Internet business tasks."
Having worked with the H8 and 63701 I can say that Hitachi makes some very nice embedded processors. I suspect that the H64's instruction set is similar to Motorola's 68000 only better. Hitachi was also very good about giving out samples with just a call to their sales office. A good start for a true homebuilt BSD computer.
Tom may be on track but I'll never know. I gave up trying to read his article because I got tired of reading a few paragraphs of text and then having to click and wait for another screen full of ads and frames to load to read the next page. Never finished reading his original Athlon review for the same reason.
Finally subscibed to Wired a little less that a year ago after buying it for years at the newsstand. Took me a while to notice that I wasn't as interested in it as I used to be. Finally it dawned on me with last months issue that Wired has become nothing more than another business promotion rag. I received this months issue about a week ago and it is still in it's plastic wrapper on my pile of freebie industry mags that I will get to reading someday. But then again I stuck with Byte magazine from the Wayne Green days to the bitter end.
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This article hit a real nerve in the MS Universe. Seems that a bunch of MSAC's see Linux as a real threat to the Windows CE market. This tells me that there are some real business opportunities for embedded Linux in controller type applications. Linux is probably already more real-time compatable then Windows CE will ever be.
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"Linux is a modern version of the Unix operating system, the software widely used to control the powerful computers that manage central business operations at many companies, but its suitability for running desktop computers remains in doubt. Still, Linux has won broader mainstream acceptance during the past year as an alternative to Microsoft's dominant Windows software, especially for running the latest Internet business tasks."
Having worked with the H8 and 63701 I can say that Hitachi makes some very nice embedded processors. I suspect that the H64's instruction set is similar to Motorola's 68000 only better. Hitachi was also very good about giving out samples with just a call to their sales office. A good start for a true homebuilt BSD computer.
Tom may be on track but I'll never know. I gave up trying to read his article because I got tired of reading a few paragraphs of text and then having to click and wait for another screen full of ads and frames to load to read the next page. Never finished reading his original Athlon review for the same reason.
I'm just getting used to MegaHertz instead of
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Make a hell of a slashdot hangout and vacation spot. I'll chip in 20# worth.
Finally subscibed to Wired a little less that a year ago after buying it for years at the newsstand. Took me a while to notice that I wasn't as interested in it as I used to be. Finally it dawned on me with last months issue that Wired has become nothing more than another business promotion rag. I received this months issue about a week ago and it is still in it's plastic wrapper on my pile of freebie industry mags that I will get to reading someday. But then again I stuck with Byte magazine from the Wayne Green days to the bitter end.
This article hit a real nerve in the MS Universe. Seems that a bunch of MSAC's see Linux as a real threat to the Windows CE market. This tells me that there are some real business opportunities for embedded Linux in controller type applications. Linux is probably already more real-time compatable then Windows CE will ever be.