[Arm-netbook] Slowly but surely...

[Gordan Bobic]

Apologies for top posting. I'm MUA-challenged on Android.

First of all ARMv7 includes all Cortex-A8/A9 CPUs and newer Marvell ARMs such as Armada.

Secondly, a fully populated Viridis is $50K (or will be when it goes retail). If you can afford one you might as well hire a part time sysadmin to look after your computer estate and it's security.

Thirdly, SheevaPlugs don't overheat. I have several in the RedSleeve build farm. They have uptimes of many months, and none have ever overheated. This is largely a myth due to a handful at some point having left the factory with a duff PSU. The main source of heat is the CPU, and my plugs never exceed 45C (~25C above ambient) even after days of constant compiling. It's a non-issue unless you plan to run them inside an oven.

I suspect the reason you aren't getting an answer on the forums is related to the obscurity if the questions you are asking, presumably relating to TrustZone, Mobicore, virtualization and other similarly exotic things that are irrelevant to the vast majority of users. Just guessing.

Gordan

freebirds at fastmail.fm wrote:

>Thank you Gordan Bobic for bringing the Viridis to our attention. ARMv7
>does not have TrustZone and Mobicore. Viridis meets my other
>specifications of removable or no wifi and bluetooth. Preinstalled with
>Fedora or Ubuntu so newbies like me don't have to get frustrating
>installing an OS. Though it is over powered for my needs, the free tech
>support is well worth the price. In contrast, the SheevaPlug I was
>considering over heats, Globalscale Technology's tech support is
>practically nonexistent and my questions on NewIt's forum remain
>unanswered. I will order a Viridis!
>
>On Mon, Jul 9, 2012, at 01:23 PM, Gordan Bobic wrote:
>> The usefulness of the concept of an A10 EOMA for server application is 
>> slipping away. The expected pricing of these will be about $1000/server 
>> or about $250 per core.
>> 
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/09/boston_viridis_arm_server/
>> 
>> Not quite as cheap per core as a CuBox, but the difference is easily 
>> worth the convenience.
>> 
>> Gordan
>> 
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