[Arm-netbook] so where does ULP-COM fit into our thinking?

[luke.leighton]

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Scott Sullivan <scott at ss.org> wrote:
> On 10/09/2012 05:24 AM, Simon Kenyon wrote:
>> http://blogs.arm.com/embedded/702-i-like-pc-like-arm-reaches-into-computer-on-module/
>>
>
> It's already not relevant to us as it's has the same limitations that
> other standards like it share(*).

 i still want to record it, in the elinux.org wiki, so thank you simon
for making me aware of it.

> That limitation is the ability for a
> non-technical user to re-allocate or reuse their already purchased
> computing power.
>
> Luke did a reasonable job on IRC of explaining that and the choice of a
> PCMICA-like card format which I've pulled together for convenience here.
>
>
> http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/2012-October/005796.html
> From: http://ibot.rikers.org/%23arm-netbook/20120929.html.gz @ 18:57.53
> (slightly reformated)
>
> penguin42:
> " OK, but why do you want EOMA to be installed/removed more often - I
> want to understand why granny would want to do this? "
>
> lkcl:
> " SO-DIMM sockets have a lifecycle of about .... something like 25
> cycles *total*. Maybe not Granny but a professional who has an
> EOMA-68-compliant Digital SLR Camera, as well as an EOMA-68-compliant
> smartphone, tablet, laptop, and 30in LCD monitor at work and a games
> console at home. They might end up inserting/removing their EOMA-68 CPU
> Cards up to 10 times a *day*
> The potential here is *huge*.  it covers virtually every mass-volume
> electronics system you can think of, in the world. With the exception of
> the hard-core gaming industry, the high-end server market, high-end /
> real-time video editing industry and ... err... i run out of examples
> where EOMA-68 could not be used.  oh yeah: portable watches :)"

 superb.  i added this to the elinux EOMA page as an FAQ.

 thanks scott.

 l.