Larry Qualig wrote:
>
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > Single-chip WiFi radio supports Linux
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | Conexant Systems is shipping a 68 square millimeter single-chip
> > | 802.11b/g radio designed for battery-powered handheld device
> > | applications. The CX53121 targets mobile phones, VoIP handsets,
> > | cameras, MP3 players, gaming consoles, and GPS gadgets, and supports
> > | Linux, according to the company.
> > `----
> >
> > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8909671767.html
>
> Uhhhh.... this is an IC-chip - an "integrated circuit." Is there any
> reason why an integrated circuit would have OS affinity?
>
> I have a box of resistors in my basement. Does my 330-ohm resistor also
> support Linux?
Did you have to sign an NDA to get the device specs? No? Then it
supports Linux.
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