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From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] small node
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:42:52 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8ad117a68751fbb21d7112115058bb0c@csplan9.rit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090311032721.GX24164@masters6.cs.jhu.edu>

> 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




  reply	other threads:[~2009-03-11  3:42 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 [this message]
2009-03-11  3:52           ` J.R. Mauro
2009-03-11  4:10             ` john
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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