Some of the subscribers of the MISC list may find it interresting to learn about The MeshSP -- a VLSI integration of an AMD DSP with 4Mbit SRAM and 6 serial links on board. While the unit is not MISC, one can see where the alternative solutions stand at the moment. -- Penio Penev <Penev@venezia.Rockefeller.edu> 1-212-327-7423