Suggestions for low power design: 1) Do not use Intel or AMD processors. They absolutely must use a fan. I think you are well aware of this! Obviously if you have to run x86 code you will have to use a Transmeta however if you consider running your own compiled code, the world is your oyster. You can then branch out to something else like the SH3 or SH4. I'm not sure about the Power PC or the MIPS processors (as to whether they need a fan or not). 2) Most high performance video graphics chips and chipsets DO need a fan. One I was looking at put out 7W of heat which you can possibly handle with a big heatsink and case ventilation. If you concentrate on this aspect of the design (rather than the processor) you will probably get over the major hurdles. 3) If you are running diskless you probably want to look at booting from flash, then running from RAM. Many processors these days support booting from flash. 4) Be prepared to pay a lot of money for hardware emulators. Software emulators are a lot cheaper but then you have the pain of having to debug something that you don't know whether it has a hardware or software fault 5) Lotsa luck!
Cheers, Jill. -- Jill Rowling, Systems Administrator Eng. Systems Dept, Aristocrat Technologies Australia Level 2, 55 Mentmore Ave Rosebery NSW 2018 Phone: (02) 9697-4484 Fax: (02) 9663-1412 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Richard Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2002 8:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Transmeta based systems Dear list, The other day there was an article on a new Transmeta based supercomputer. Does anyone know an Australian distributor for any Transmeta-based systems? If not, what experiences have people had with other lowpower systems? In particular I want to create a diskless Xterm with no moving parts ie fan etc. ---------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ---------------------- This email is intended only to be read or used by the addressee. The information contained in this e-mail message may be confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, distribution, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. Confidentiality attached to this communication is not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery to you. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify us by return e-mail or telephone Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited on +61 2 9413 6300. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
