> > Actually, it's not overblown for "our current needs," if you consider
> > other ports besides the	i386.  And, i've explained this in detail
> > several times before, when justifying the need for real MI bounce
> > buffers.
> 
> This still sounds very sad to me.  As long as we don't have MI bounce
> buffers, it's forbidden to have them on any arch.  As long as we don't
> have a MI serial port driver which can keep up with high speeds, it's
> illegal to have one for one arch only.  I understand the benefits of
> MI code (as long as it doesn't degrade performance on any arch too
> much), but I can imagine how the people feel when they can't have more
> than 16 megs of RAM on their i386 boxes (unless they get new SCSI
> controllers or even new motherboards).
> 
> It's like saying "you can't have a new car unless you buy one for me,
> too".
> 
> Sigh.


Jukka --

You are well aware you have other choices.