> > > 2) Before any card is sold, we _NEED_ a working, at
> > > least correctly simulating and preliminary tested
> > > PCI interface. Noone is going to buy a PCI card for that
> > > he needs to first write/buy a PCI interface before
> > > he even could think about using it. Also we need
> > > a good way to upgrade the PCI interface in case
> > > a bug is found.
> >
> > Would it be better to use a PCI chip?
> >
>
>
> Why are you thinking so short-term?
>
> OGC needs a PCI core that has a cost lower than and specs better than
> anything we could license on the market. Oh, and OGC needs a PCI core
> we could license under GPL. OGC needs its own internal PCI core to
> keep costs down and efficiency up.
>
> (And since you're wondering, yes, we would have to charge more for the
> PCIe version due to the additional external chip.)
1) Are the existing off the shelf PCI/PCIe chips unacceptable?
A) hardware and/or software interfaces insufficiently documented?
B) too expensive? Can a small project create a less expensive
PCI/PCIe chip? Or would the limited resources be better
spent working on the graphics design?
C) Some other problem?
2) If the board went with Ethernet or Firewire&USB then it wouldn't have to have
a PCI/PCIe interface. Any computer with a free PCI or PCIe slot for a
graphics
card could use that slot for a Ethernet or FW/USB card instead, if it doesn't
already have them. Computers without free slots (like laptops) could use the
card. You could use several cards with a single computer. You can use the
same
display from several computers (especially with Ethernet). You can have the
card
away from the computer (especially with Ethernet). Put the noisy computer in
another room. A big advantage for driving a television, or in a recording
studio.
Or even for working with X11 applications.
There are lots of graphics cards out there that go in a slot. But if you
want
or need to drive a display from Ethernet/Firewire/USB there is not much
available.
Bigger market, less competition.
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