Subject: Re: SHARK info?
To: None <perry@piermont.com>
From: pwain@nc.com <pwain@nc.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 06/16/1998 17:51:20
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This is not correct.
I have both boxes on my desk, and while the Funai does have a different
graphics circuitry, both do indeed boot and work (and with some small work the
XServer works on both too). The smart card also works on the Uniden box with
some coaxing.
Of course the MPEG stuff on the "White" Funai doesnt work but thats only
because we never saw any pre-production boxes.
Paul
(Not speaking for NCI but of course working off NCI information since I have
the aforementioned boxes).
Perry E. Metzger wrote on Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:52:46 GMT:
>
> "Neil A. Carson" writes:
> > Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> >
> > > The "shark" is the Digital Network Appliance Reference Design -- an
> > > experimental NC that was built by DEC. A number of netbsd developers
> > > mananged to get their hands on the (very few) that were built, but to
> > > my knowledge the "shark" is not commercially available from any
> > > source.
> >
> > If you really want it, Uniden and Funai do commercial implementations of
> > Shark, though I'd guess they want a large number to be orderd before
> > making any :)
>
> They also are not identical -- hacking would be required to get NetBSD
> running on them.
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Paul Wain
Development Manager, NCOS (Corporate Client/Server)
Network Computer Inc, CA, USA
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<P>This is not correct.<BR>
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I have both boxes on my desk, and while the Funai does have a differen=
t graphics circuitry, both do indeed boot and work (and with some smal=
l work the XServer works on both too). The smart card also works on th=
e Uniden box with some coaxing.<BR>
<BR>
Of course the MPEG stuff on the "White" Funai doesnt work bu=
t thats only because we never saw any pre-production boxes.<BR>
<BR>
Paul<BR>
(<B>Not</B> speaking for NCI but of course working off NCI informa=
tion since I have the aforementioned boxes).<BR>
<BR>
Perry E. Metzger wrote on Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:52:46 GMT:
<BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>>
> "Neil A. Carson" writes:
> > Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> >
> > > The "shark" is the Digital Network Appliance =
Reference Design -- an
> > > experimental NC that was built by DEC. A number of netb=
sd developers
> > > mananged to get their hands on the (very few) that were=
built, but to
> > > my knowledge the "shark" is not commercially =
available from any
> > > source.
> >
> > If you really want it, Uniden and Funai do commercial implem=
entations of
> > Shark, though I'd guess they want a large number to be order=
d before
> > making any :)
>
> They also are not identical -- hacking would be required to get N=
etBSD
> running on them.</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></P>
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<P>--<BR>
Paul Wain<BR>
Development Manager, NCOS (Corporate Client/Server)<BR>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.nc.com/">Network Computer Inc</A>, CA, USA<BR>
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