Looks like Intel may be keeping up with the StrongArm for a while longer
now that HP wants to use it.
Since Linux runs on StrongArm, and HP is going to make a palmtop based on
it, hopefully with the SA-1100 and the SA-1101, then "JUST" rip out the
windows ce and wedge something else in there. But what is interesting is
the capability for two different outputs for the screen and external
video, just because it is built in, and so you can have your HMD, and then
another output for sharing the info, or additional something, so you can
communicate with others your ideas and such.
Quoted from http://nt.excite.com/news/bw/981007/intel
Consuming less than one third of a watt of power while operating
at 190 MHz, the SA-1100 processor can enable longer battery
life while providing increased functionality in handheld computing
devices. Furthermore, when the SA-1100 processor is combined
with the SA-1101 companion chip, the following additional
functionality is provided:
-- a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller that supports both
low- and high-speed USB devices;
-- a dual-mode operation that allows storage and display of
different data on an external high-resolution projector and a
handheld screen simultaneously;
-- I/O functionality such as two PS/2 ports, an IEEE 1284 parallel
port, a keyboard matrix interface and general purpose I/O.
The StrongARM architecture is supported by several embedded operating
systems, including
Microsoft Windows CE, OS9, pSOS+, Inferno, JavaOS, EPOC32 and VxWorks.
This enables
OEMs to choose the operating system that best meets their target market
segments. The
SA-1100 (190 MHz /1.5V) processor (product code/DE-S1100-EA) has been
shipping in
volume and is $33 in 10K units. The new SA-1101 companion chip (product
code/
DE-S1101-AA) is available now and is $21 in 10K units.
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