[9fans] small node

[9fans] small node

[ron minnich]

http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/06.jpg
http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/MyBuddy.jpg

Re: [9fans] small node

[hiro]

The first one looks very promising. Mobile phones with 3g and
bluetooth got cheap...

2009/3/10 ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>:
> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/06.jpg
> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/MyBuddy.jpg
>
>

Re: [9fans] small node

[john]

> The first one looks very promising. Mobile phones with 3g and
> bluetooth got cheap...
>
> 2009/3/10 ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>:
>> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/06.jpg
>> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/MyBuddy.jpg
>>
>>


But, like all of these cheap wundertops from China, will we ever *see*
them for sale?  I searched high and low for a Lemote box, for
instance, but couldn't find one.


John

Re: [9fans] small node

[David Leimbach]

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On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM, <john@csplan9.rit.edu> wrote:

> > The first one looks very promising. Mobile phones with 3g and
> > bluetooth got cheap...
> >
> > 2009/3/10 ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>:
> >> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/06.jpg
> >> http://www.mtcera.com/os/Lime_OS/img/MyBuddy.jpg
> >>
> >>
>
>
> But, like all of these cheap wundertops from China, will we ever *see*
> them for sale?  I searched high and low for a Lemote box, for
> instance, but couldn't find one.
>
>
> John
>

How about: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html?

Literally plug it in and run...

"In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light.
Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive
device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade
ago."

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Re: [9fans] small node

[Nathaniel W Filardo]

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On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:19:28PM -0700, David Leimbach wrote:
> How about: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html?
> 
> Literally plug it in and run...
> 
> "In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light.
> Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive
> device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade
> ago."

I keep thinking these would be more useful if they included HomePlug
(ethernet over powerline) connectivity (on the far side of an Ethernet chip,
tho', so we don't need yet another driver).

--nwf;

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Re: [9fans] small node

[john]

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:19:28PM -0700, David Leimbach wrote:
>> How about: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html?
>>
>> Literally plug it in and run...
>>
>> "In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light.
>> Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive
>> device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade
>> ago."
>
> I keep thinking these would be more useful if they included HomePlug
> (ethernet over powerline) connectivity (on the far side of an Ethernet chip,
> tho', so we don't need yet another driver).
>
> --nwf;


If only they didn't come in that stupid wall-wart form factor...  I'd
rather something that looked like a laptop power supply.  Also,
Marvell Ethernet :(


John

Re: [9fans] small node

[J.R. Mauro]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:42 PM,  <john@csplan9.rit.edu> wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:19:28PM -0700, David Leimbach wrote:
>>> How about: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html?
>>>
>>> Literally plug it in and run...
>>>
>>> "In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light.
>>> Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive
>>> device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade
>>> ago."
>>
>> I keep thinking these would be more useful if they included HomePlug
>> (ethernet over powerline) connectivity (on the far side of an Ethernet chip,
>> tho', so we don't need yet another driver).
>>
>> --nwf;
>
>
> If only they didn't come in that stupid wall-wart form factor...  I'd
> rather something that looked like a laptop power supply.  Also,
> Marvell Ethernet :(
>
>
> John
>
>
>

What about Linutop?

http://www.linutop.com/linutop2/index.en.html

Re: [9fans] small node

[john]

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:42 PM,  <john@csplan9.rit.edu> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:19:28PM -0700, David Leimbach wrote:
>>>> How about: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html?
>>>>
>>>> Literally plug it in and run...
>>>>
>>>> "In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light.
>>>> Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive
>>>> device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade
>>>> ago."
>>>
>>> I keep thinking these would be more useful if they included HomePlug
>>> (ethernet over powerline) connectivity (on the far side of an Ethernet chip,
>>> tho', so we don't need yet another driver).
>>>
>>> --nwf;
>>
>>
>> If only they didn't come in that stupid wall-wart form factor...  I'd
>> rather something that looked like a laptop power supply.  Also,
>> Marvell Ethernet :(
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>
> What about Linutop?
>
> http://www.linutop.com/linutop2/index.en.html

I just re-discovered http://beagleboard.org/, which looks even cheaper
and better than Linutop, once you stick it in a $10 Radio Shack
project box.

John

Re: [9fans] small node

[erik quanstrom]

if you're worried about ethernet connectivity, beagleboard
is not for you.

- erik

Re: [9fans] small node

[john]

> if you're worried about ethernet connectivity, beagleboard
> is not for you.
>
> - erik

Just noticed that...  unpleasant that they would leave out what I
consider the most important part of a computer these days.


John

Re: [9fans] small node

[erik quanstrom]

On Wed Mar 11 00:19:43 EDT 2009, john@csplan9.rit.edu wrote:
> > if you're worried about ethernet connectivity, beagleboard
> > is not for you.
> >
> > - erik
>
> Just noticed that...  unpleasant that they would leave out what I
> consider the most important part of a computer these days.

we're still in the apple-i era of arm boards.

- erik

Re: [9fans] small node

[J.R. Mauro]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:23 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> On Wed Mar 11 00:19:43 EDT 2009, john@csplan9.rit.edu wrote:
>> > if you're worried about ethernet connectivity, beagleboard
>> > is not for you.
>> >
>> > - erik
>>
>> Just noticed that...  unpleasant that they would leave out what I
>> consider the most important part of a computer these days.
>
> we're still in the apple-i era of arm boards.
>
> - erik
>
>

>From the picture, the thing has USB. Gotta be a way to DIY ethernet or
wifi into it...

Re: [9fans] small node

[erik quanstrom]

>  From the picture, the thing has USB. Gotta be a way to DIY ethernet or
> wifi into it...

i bet you could run linux .... wait a second.
to paraphrase, it's a seven-layer networking burrito!

- erik

Re: [9fans] small node

[J.R. Mauro]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:23 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
>>  From the picture, the thing has USB. Gotta be a way to DIY ethernet or
>> wifi into it...
>
> i bet you could run linux .... wait a second.
> to paraphrase, it's a seven-layer networking burrito!
>
> - erik
>
>

With extra TCP Cheese? Oh, neato!

Re: [9fans] small node

[J.R. Mauro]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM, maht <mattmobile@proweb.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> From the picture, the thing has USB. Gotta be a way to DIY ethernet or
>> wifi into it...
>>
>>
>
> http://ninetimes.cat-v.org/news/2008/12/24/1_New_driver_for_usb_ethernet_devices/
>

Hey, that's pretty cool

Re: [9fans] small node

[maht]

>
> From the picture, the thing has USB. Gotta be a way to DIY ethernet or
> wifi into it...
>
>

http://ninetimes.cat-v.org/news/2008/12/24/1_New_driver_for_usb_ethernet_devices/