> > all that RME is referring to here are 2 things: > > > > a) direct monitoring without CPU involvement > > - well yeah, except that even consumer analog > > cards do that > > > > b) the card is a DMA busmaster, and so the CPU doesn't > > need to be involved in transferring data to the > > card, it just stuffs it into host-side RAM > > - well yeah, except that almost every other > > PCI card on the planet *except* RME's > > earlier designs do this too. this is > > really just an apology for the incredibly > > stupid design of the digi96 series, which > > require active participation by the host > > CPU to move data to the card. > > > > --p > > > > > > > > That explains why this was cheaper at the time (over a year ago) > I thought I would get this as: you should try to clarify what you mean by "this" in the last 2 sentences. > 1 It was supported > 2 I could add more cards as the system grew > 3 The website seemed to infer Linux Support all 3 are true for the digi96 series, the digi96XX series and the HDSP series. the digi96 is not recommended, however. --p
