Thus spake coderman (coderman@gmail.com) [10/03/06 12:31]: : > I've got five systems (three of which I use on a daily basis) with the : > Nehemiah core. : : i'm curious how you use them. care to share? : : my two main uses for the C5P systems are loop-aes w/padlock and key : scrubbing for file storage and IPsec endpoints. I use them for pretty much the same thing: IPSec endpoints, entropy, and Freenet (though that only really benefits from the entropy, IIRC). I have to admit, I don't make much use of the AES stuff on a daily basis. : > A local supplier just notifed me the other day that they've : > now got Nano-ITX in stock, although they're still C3s. : : wow, i didn't think these were going to be ready till Q3. did they : have any specs? i'll look around today and see if i can find more : details. EPIA-N8000E, EPIA-NL8000E, and EPIA-NL10000: <http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/nano_itx/epia_n/index.jsp> <http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/nano_itx/epia_nl/index.jsp> They're running somewhere around USD$300/per. If you're looking at them, where does the 'Luke CoreFusion processor' fit in? I remember them saying they'd be using Luke in the C7, but I'm hesitant to believe the C7 is already viable. (Actually, something else I'd like to see: A C7 with >4 on-board NICs, or a full-size ATX C7. They make great little routers.) : yeah, i've been lusting after a dual proc board since they were : revealed back in Q2 '04. perhaps the market just isn't there? other : products announced later have made it into production before these SMP : boards... VIA has a reputation for taking their time to bring products to market, after they've been announced. I'd love to be a fly on their walls to see just what the holdup is. : i'm wondering if the Balance systems will be updated with a C7 when : available. not a great laptop, but would work nicely as a crypto : accelerated endpoint: : : http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3504708 : http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3595030 Geez, I had no idea! Hopefully, as there's a C7 line dedicated to mobile computing, someone will pick these up. If not, it's back to the drawing board to make a home-brew laptop (assuming the chips -- and ideally even a DP configuration -- actually show up on the market).