Re: NTLK New StrongARM processor

From: Robert Benschop (robertbenschop@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sat Aug 26 2000 - 13:41:01 CDT


on 26-08-2000 2:01, Alexander Schreiber at
Alexander.Schreiber@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE wrote:

>> There have been several articles recently on C-Net and on Wired News about
>> the latest StrongARM processors from Intel. They have some coming out soon
>> at 400 and 600 MHz, with the expected ability to have a 1 GHz processor in
>> the near future. The 400 MHz is expected to use similar power to the
>> processor in the Newton, if I am understanding these right. All I have to
>> say is:
>>
>> AAARRRGGHH!

Just some silly questions, but what would stop us from replacing the Newt
processor for say 300 MHz, (the before last tends to be a lot cheaper than
the last ones in general ;-) size, power consumption, can't the OS handle it
(it can handle the 220 MHz from pixsolution after all)
Just wondering....

Robert Benschop

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