Re: porting linux to DSP

Peter Desnoyers (pjd@fred001.dynip.com)
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 05:27:01 -0400 (EDT)


Richard Yoo wrote:
>
> I was always under the impression that Pentium processors, or even 486's
> were less expensive than DSP's... am I wrong?

If that were the case, I don't think they would have given me my cell
phone for free :-) The vast bulk of DSPs out there are probably lower-
end 16-bit ones in various consumer devices, where a $10 chip is
considered ridiculously expensive.

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