> interesting idea... I remember mentioning something like this (though, in a > lot less detail) back in the old days when we were talking about something > called the SamSon... > > Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to stamp up the money for the > actual computer design. But PC bits and bobs will probably be OK. Then > again, most people who would be interested in this would have PC hardware > already and would want to run this distribution on a partition on their > system! > > I think our best bet is to forget about the hardware bits and just > concentrate on the kernel and the new SAM OS. Unfortunately, that would mean > all the ad-hoc we have to face with the Linux stuff with graphics drivers, > etc. :( We could scrap the bulky stuff like Direct X and get closer to > "driving the metal" with a scheme more akin to The Ol' Sam (Though, that > sounds more like VGA)...
Bulky stuff? > > Justin.
