Re: FPGA for PCI based servo control board

[Robin Szemeti <robin-at-rszemeti.demon.co.uk>]

On Friday 04 April 2003 17:59, Craig Edwards wrote:

> BTW, I've used those mini-ITX boards, it's a great format.... And no you
> won't beat the price....:)

Then you need to research your prices more carefully.

from linitx.com

Mini ITX case 64 GBP (95 USD) ...
Via EPA 8000 mini-itx mobo, 1 Ghz  128GBP (190) USD)

I can get comaprable items at HALF that price in standard ATX format .. whats 
the big deal about making it small?  .. sorry, but the logic has escaped me 
somewhere along the line .. 

remind me again .. ther reason we need to spend more money on buying a PC in 
a smaller-than-standard footprint is ..... ???  Sure .. theyre small .. but 
why did we need them to be small again? and why is the smallness worht the 
extra money over a standard case/mobo again? 

My workshop is 15m by 10m ... the day I dont have room for a standard PC case 
is the day I get a bigger workshop.

-- 
Robin Szemeti