From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <32830.67.85.61.176.1078211282.squirrel@www.infernopark.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] iTuner From: To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: References: Cc: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 02:08:02 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: 09c7dbe6-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 hi, >> Had a look at the iTuner - is it really $400? Thats expensive for a >> mini ITX these days (or am I being Naive?). > > naive. > > Yeah the mini itx is cheap. Wrap it up in reasonable sheet metal, with > that expenso 12V adapter supply, and add in the other junk, and ca. > $400 is about what you'll pay from anyone. It's on the low end. Check > out those oh-so-fancy british boxes with no fan and brushed metal -- > $1200. i decided to spend some money and build a system consisting of a couple o= f small machines and try some grid stuff. given that my budget is not too high (about $500 at best), i was thinking of linksys (wrt54g) or ituner box. though i like wrt54g, i am hesitating because a) i am not sure how easy it is to put inferno in it b) i am not sure if i can turn off the wifi part c) i cant do plan9 grid. now, i am leaning towards ituner stuff because, hopefully, i can try both plan9 grid and inferno grid. the board i prefer should be CPU/>=3D64MB/ethernet/VGA(?). i am thinking = of 2+boards. how much would it cost with and without the box? and how easy or how tough is it to get the first kernel loaded? i think once i build and load the kernel, i can proceed from there. if someone ca= n help me, please let me know. once i know the parts, i can order them. i like the ones i see in 9grid page and i will be happy if i can do a similar setup to play with. btw, wouldnt it be nice if 9fans (of similar interest) stick one model like ituner box? that way, we could have better device support eventually= . any help appreciated. thanks dharani