[geeks] Seagate vendor-unique data?

[Lex Landa]

On Wed, 2012-02-01 at 19:45 -0500, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:

> Actually some of the embedded chips can have up to 500 MIPS of power -
> needed to run the decoding and read channel pieces.  So theoretically,
> in between drive operations, it probably could run bash...
> 
> e.g. the ARM Cortex R4 ...
> http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-r/cortex-r4.php

I never cease to be astounded at how today's technology makes
yesterday's smartest computers seem like (to quote Deep Thought) pocket
calculators.  I'm glad it's an ARM.  Mouse has persuaded me that ADVENT
is better than bash, though. :/

Lex