Re: OPENPPC>: Re: [openppc] Future of openppc.org and openppc.com domains

[Alan Grimes <alangrimes@starpower.net>]

> > All your motherboard needs are good buses and a clean design. Build 
> > it and I'll buy... as soon as I can figure out how to make some >> money. =P

> How about the firewire bus.... Some drive makers now support it, and it 
> may get some peripheral support like USB.  That would approach your 
> desired kind of motherboard.  VIA has low heat processors, but they 
> cram everything on a motherboard.  All that is lacking is to re design 
> one for firewire, and leave off the peripherals.  As a test bed, you 
> could get a $129 VIA EPIA,

You underestimate my need for a job. =P 

> (which Is crammed with peripherals), and 
> jsut not use them.  Add a firewire card, and start system protyping 
> along.  When tested well, make a motherboard.  It is a product idea 
> that goes well with industrial motherboard market....  you could 
> actually make money at it.  Are you circuit board averse? 

What do you mean by that?

> I'm not. Maybe we could collaborate --- you do system testing, I help 
> with  hardware choices first before testing, then again with 
> productizing and  cost minimizing the motherboard.

What would that accomplish? it would just be another PC..

My PICMG bus system is probably a better starting point for things like
this. 

It has two slots that could carry CPU cards, 4 PCI Slots, and 3 ISA
slots not counting the CPU card. 

Its a passive backplane, no logick, only a keyboard connector with a
cable to connect it to the SBC. 

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