On 8/20/2012 11:29, jhu wrote:
> In the ARM world, everything but the main integer execution core is optional.

In part, this is because the ARM is a core, while the x86 machines are chips.

A "core" is a hardware design that you integrate onto a die along with the 
other stuff you want. So a core vs chip is like a chip vs a board. As far as 
I know, ARM does not actually sell chips themselves, only VHDL 
specifications for chips.

I'm wondering why nobody is building Raspberry.pi like devices from these 
http://opencores.org/

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