Subject: Re: Naive Machine Question...
To: Toru Nishimura <locore32@gaea.ocn.ne.jp>
From: Chris Gilbert <chris@dokein.co.uk>
List: port-arm
Date: 12/20/2003 14:46:46
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:28:20 +0900
"Toru Nishimura" <locore32@gaea.ocn.ne.jp> wrote:
> > > Are there any other "decent" ARM boxes that are easier to get, and
> > > that can be used at least by, say, 10 students at the same time?
>
> If you want a larger box to share, CATS is still available from
> www.simtec.co.uk.
>
> ARM started its life as a 6502 replacement and never been a big RISC
> as Power or MIPS. So, I'm skeptic about ARM as a timesharing
> computer.
I know of few cats boxes that were sold as servers. However I would
recommend current on an ARM is much more usable, as the pmap is much
improved, one of the key improvements being that the limitation on the
number of processes has gone (thanks to Steve/Wasabi 8)
Chris