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Below is some info from DEC.  The text included below is from:

	http://www.digital.com/semiconductor/dna.htm

Go take a look at it; it's got cool pictures.  (Note what their
intentions are!)

FYI, their NC board is the 'headliner' on http://www.digital.com, at
least today.  8-)


cgd

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[Digital Equipment Corporation]

[Digital Semiconductor]
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[StrongARM]

The Digital Network Appliance Reference Design

The Digital Network Appliance Reference Design from Digital Semiconductor
takes full advantage of the 233-MHz StrongARM CPU to achieve new heights in
Network Computer (NC) performance. StrongARM's blazing 260 integer MIPS
deliver unmatched computing speed and user-interface responsiveness. This
leadership capability, combined with the economies of scale associated with
Digital Network Appliance Reference Design's use of industry-standard chips,
offers the most cost-effective NC solution on the market today.

The Digital Network Appliance Reference Design is attracting more and more
NC manufacturers, who have seen how they can leverage this complete
reference design to create leadership products, in record time. By coupling
Digital Semiconductor's StrongARM processors with industry-standard
components and busses, the Digital Network Appliance Reference Design
provides a unique combination of power, low cost and flexibility, adaptable
to a wide range of NC and information appliance products.

And there is no charge for the Digital Network Appliance Reference Design
license. Complete design information will be available on the Web by April
1, 1997, free of charge. The design information will include schematics, a
circuit board layout, the complete mechanical design for the enclosure, a
complete port of the NetBSD operating system, and more.

The entire Digital Network Appliance Reference Design implementation fits on
one compact circuit board. This single-sided board employs only two signal
layers, optimizing economy of manufacture.

[Photo of DNA circuit board]

Used directly, the Digital Network Appliance Reference Design minimizes
time-to-market. The Digital Network Appliance Reference Design can also be
scaled down gracefully, via deletion of selected components, to satisfy a
manufacturer's specific market requirements. In addition, the design's use
of industry-standard busses makes it easy to enhance the design via
additions or substitutions of key components.

NC Access from Oracle subsidiary Network Computer Inc. is the recommended
software for Digital Network Appliance Reference Design-based products. To
help manufacturers create customized products, Digital provides, at no cost,
a complete source-code port of the NetBSD operating system to the Digital
Network Appliance platform. Using this code, manufacturers can create and
demonstrate customized Digital Network Appliance Design-based prototypes in
record time. This prototype software then expedites porting of the NC Access
to the final product.

The physical packaging included into the Digital Network Appliance Reference
Design is optimized for both flexibility and economy. This packaging
supports the overall flexible, low-cost approach. The industrial design is
tailored for both vertical and horizontal orientation.

 [Horizontal view of DNA] [Vertical view with size comparison to coffee mug]

Two variants of the front bezel provide the flexibility to support units
with or without the optional Iomega Zip drive. Further, NC manufacturers can
emphasize individual brand identity by re-designing this snap-on bezel.

Offering unmatched benefits for NC manufacturers, the Digital Network
Appliance Reference Design is the platform of choice for NC products that
combine low cost with blistering performance. Manufacturers who take
advantage of the Digital Network Appliance Design will be on the leading
edge of fulfilling the promise of the NC revolution.

For more information, see

   * Technical summary.
   * Product announcement

For more about our other product families, go to...

Alpha Microprocessors

Multimedia

Networks and Communications

PCI-to-PCI Bridges

StrongARM Microprocessors

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Updated: 24 March 1997
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