[c-nsp] News Item: Cisco Turns Routers Into Linux ApplicationServers

[David Coulson]

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> So, we can run Linux on the Cisco routers,
My understanding is that you run Linux on an x86 device connected to 
your switch/router backplane. The NAM is a good example of an existing 
Cisco product that fits this model.

Of course, Linux could probably run natively on the CPUs of most Cisco 
hardware, but I've not heard of anyone trying it :-)