Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> Why would this be a 'cheap' router?
Why wouldn't it be?
> I quote from the web site: "We are working on a small module (a 1
> inch tall 30 pin SIMM) with 4Meg of FLASH and 8Meg of DRAM, 10Base-T
> ethernet and LCD panel driver that will cost approximately $150US
> using a 68EZ328"
>
> $150! Why is that cheap. By the time a box was put round it and it
> was powered etc I guess it would be about $225.
>
> At a computer fair recently I bought a P120 with 32mb RAM and an
> ne2000 card for $50. Thats a cheap router!!
Apparently those kind of prices don't happen out here on the prairie, as
I've never found them.
> I can see how in a professional environment this would be a
> cheap/compact solution but lets be serious. For our needs space is
> usually not an issue. If we use a PC we are using a 'known' device
> and, love it or hate it' we understand its peculiarities.
Well, excuse me for dropping this short note to the list. I promise to
never again mention anything that might be useful, but breaks the
current paradigm.
73, de Nate >>
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