From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] small node
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:10:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8a97a4043df63715b99881fcd0c8682e@csplan9.rit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3aaafc130903102052l75930f0u13268789fd4be34f@mail.gmail.com>
> 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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-03-11 4:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-10 22:57 ron minnich
2009-03-10 23:11 ` hiro
2009-03-11 0:33 ` john
2009-03-11 3:19 ` David Leimbach
2009-03-11 3:27 ` Nathaniel W Filardo
2009-03-11 3:42 ` john
2009-03-11 3:52 ` J.R. Mauro
2009-03-11 4:10 ` john [this message]
2009-03-11 4:13 ` erik quanstrom
2009-03-11 4:16 ` john
2009-03-11 4:23 ` erik quanstrom
2009-03-11 5:14 ` J.R. Mauro
2009-03-11 5:23 ` erik quanstrom
2009-03-11 5:37 ` J.R. Mauro
2009-03-13 14:45 ` maht
2009-03-12 15:07 ` J.R. Mauro
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