In article <00ae01c1bb28$b37d64f0$0100a8c0@gamma>, P Witte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >ZN writes: > >> However... there will be a place for an Analog Devices DSP on board. It >> will connect to the digital audio interface header on the GF so it's >serial >> ports can use the audio chip as an AD and DA converter (for MP3 and such >> :-) ), but since it's host port will also be available as a peripheral, > >Sounds like the right sort of idea! > >> given some clever programming, it could certainly do a lot of graphics >> related stuff (DCT/IDCT for Jpeg, vector and matrix operations for 3D...). >> Again, puting the chip on there is easy, the programming is the real >> stumbling block. > >As IBM tought us a long time ago, if you add the possibility of expansion, >however dodgy, someone will try to exploit it. Rather to my surprise, I find >this happening with the Qx0 too, so I think it is a good idea to add >possibilities even though they are not fully implemented..
Yes, and if the hardware is there to exploit software writers get tempted to :-) It seems like interesting times could be ahead. -- Malcolm Cadman
