On Wed, 2006-01-03 at 19:13 -0500, Terry Snyder wrote: > On 3/1/06, Jean-Rene Cormier <jrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 09:28 -0500, taharka wrote: > > > How do, > > > > > > Feb. 28, 2006 > > > > > > Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC > > > (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) > > > that runs Linux. The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro "Tux Case" houses the > > > company's "Acme Fox," a 2.6 x 2.8-inch, 100-Euro, RISC-based board with > > > Ethernet and dual-USB interfaces, and surface-mount connectors for other > > > I/O. > > > > > > Full article at; http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3880195342.html > > > > Kinda cool! If I can find something to do with it and I'm buying one. If > > at least it had 2 ethernet port it could be used as a router... > ...snip...> > It looks like a good system for a router if it had two network ports, > but where is the monitor port if it is to be used as a basic computer? After checking it out, it looks like a cool little unit. One of there device servers has two Ethernet ports, the second port is actually a USB Ethernet adaptor on the board, which would be OK as a WAN port since most DSL and Cable modems only support up to 10 Mbps. I have been doing some hobby robotics, and have been finding that working with most micro-controllers takes a lot of time and effort. Since these run Linux and can be programmed using C, they are a much niftier solution for me. With these babies I could just use the micro-controllers for I/O data collection and device control, and leave the processing and storage to the MCM. Since the have Ethernet, I could network them for more advanced projects. Thanks for the info, I'll have to hunt one of these babies down. Hmm... in the next episode; Armies of robo-tux drones lay Redmond asunder, as Bill Gates quivers under his desk. Thinkin' happy thoughts as I go.
