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Michael Richardson wrote:
>>>>>>>"Thomas" == Thomas E Spanjaard <tgen@netphreax.net> writes:
>     Thomas> Todd Vierling wrote:
>     >> There are many such embedded/small-CPU devices (not just for VPN,
>     >> mind you) that need low power consumption, which is certainly not
>     >> an amd64-type-CPU strong suit.  A CPU of the power you mention is
>     >> a *very very bad* fit here; typically these machines are 486 or
>     >> Pentium-II generation at best.  It's like comparing pears
>     >> vs. tangerines, or something like that.
>     Thomas> I'm left wondering what use PCI64/66 is there then? Sure,
>     Thomas> there are SoCs with PCI64/66 buses (Intel/Marvell?), but I
>     Thomas> haven't seen any solution where they offer that as PCI slot,
>   well... uhm. I've seen many devel boxes that have PCI slots like that.
>   PPC440s, MIPS, etc.
>   Do you leave it as a PCI slot? No.  You buy the devices you need, and
> build a new board that has the things you need.
>   Go open a Cisco VPN3K box and see what is inside.

Sure, e.g. the RoadRunner boards, but if these chips are hard to get and 
'old', is there a compelling argument to still prototype for those 
chips, or does Broadcom offer reasonably compatible newer versions for 
integrators?

Cheers,
-- 
         Thomas E. Spanjaard
         tgen@netphreax.net

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