Sean Inglis <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:51:36 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Tiny PC sips power, runs Linux
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Compulab has introduced a fanless PC, roughly the size of a paperback book,
>> | that consumes a mere 3 to 5 watts of power. The "fit-PC" comes with Linux
>> | preinstalled, and is intended to fit where conventional PCs won't, according
>> | to the Haifa, Israel-based company.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5551137361.html
>>
>
> The question is, will this translate into £230 if I want to buy one? Any
> British made versions at a similar price? I'm more and more tempted by
> sticking a relatively bulky server somewhere out of the road, and VM'ing
> and remoting into it.
There are various similar machines around... If you look at tranquil pc,
they have some interesting possibilities, as well as the Excito box,
which is Swedish, but again, small and capable.
Combine those with a Nokia N800 and you get amazing flexibility.
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