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Sonic	Post subject: MIPS... PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:49 am
Offline Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:00 am Posts: 81	Just for interest: i've browsed MIPS-specific source code in Linux kernel and saw that it also uses the same Marvell chip as Pegasos. Is it really true? Could there be MIPS CPU cards for Peg in theory?
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corsair	Post subject: PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:06 pm
Offline Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:01 pm Posts: 75 Location: Germany	well.. I don't think those CPUs are pin compatible. I would guess they use different voltages, timers, connections etc. so... I don't this is possible without a board redesign. but.. maybe someone other knows more
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ironfist	Post subject: PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:03 pm
Offline Joined: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:39 am Posts: 429 Location: Secure Networks / Sweden	This isn't really a surprise, is it? I mean, the Marvell Discovery is made for networking and MIPS is very often used in network gear..
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bbrv	Post subject: PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:46 am
Offline Genesi Joined: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:39 am Posts: 1422	Anything is possible... Freescale sells MIPS parts. R&B _________________ http://bbrv.blogspot.com
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