[clue-tech] KillerNIC

[Mike Staver]

This card sounds awesome - but I can just hear myself justifying this 
$250 purchase to my wife now:

"But honey, it runs linux!"

William wrote:
> erik wrote:
>> The reason I'm bringing it up to the list, is this "The NPU operates at
>> 400MHz, and in conjunction with the 64MB of on-board DDR memory, is
>> capable of running a streamlined version of Linux."
>>   
> It's even better than you found (in the Linux respect)!  It seems to 
> already have Linux on it, and it's software provides access to the Linux 
> command-prompt, including providing user access to writing and 
> installing original Linux-based software.
> 
> Check: http://swg.warcry.com/scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=13&id=65213
> 
> For:
> "This NPU is a 400 Mhz Network Processing Unit: Runs a highly optimized 
> version of embedded Linux. 64MB DDR memory works in conjunction with the 
> NPU to support the network offload functionality as well as the Flexible 
> Network Architecture. Flexible Network Architecture (FNA) exposes the 
> underlying Linux Operating System running on the Killer to the user. The 
> KillerNIC ships with the ability for a user to get to the Linux command 
> prompt. FNA allows users to write Applications themselves or download 
> them from KillerNIC.com that will runner on the cards NPU."
> 

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                                 -Mike Staver
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