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Patrick Morris writes: "I learned that I could put Linux on my iPaq... so of course I did. I did a little research and found thttpd already ported to the ARM platform... So, I've got this poor little 206mHz ARM processor with 64mb running a webserver. Hey, it's kinda cool holding a webserver in your hand and being able to walk around with it."
How long until this Ipaq is slashdoted?
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CowboyNeal
Here, just for fun, is a link to my iPaq running thttpd over a wireless link. It's really nothing spectacular.
noah
geek: "Hey, is that a webserver in your pocket?"
me: "No, I'm just happy to see you."
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For those that have a Sharp Zaurus pda we have been doing this for a while.
How about Apache with PHP
Or maybe the smaller Boa web server
How about a GUI Server manager for these? (screenshots)
Maybe put MySQL on it too have some more fun!
How about instructions on how to set up all of the servers (including smb)
There is nothign quite like getting your data by putting your sd card into the Z, selecting it as the root page and then browsing to it from another box.
Benjamin Meyer
P.S. How would you like to play Doom full framerate, multiplayer on the Zaurus! (for free too) It is coming soon! (Quake is more of a technical demo, can't do much without a floatingpoint, but if you want to see Quake on the Zaurus packages are already made.)
Do you changes clothes while making the "chee-chee-cha-cha-choh" transformation sound?
Running @ 200Mhz.
Last time I checked that was more than enough for thttpd. thttpd is a non-blocking non-threaded design... (select()). It's supposed to scale BETTER than apache, etc..
It will just have it's network link congested I think, but it won't *die* or *crash*.
Is it really that cool? (Disclaimer: It's slashdotted, so I can't see the details.) From the post, it looks like a guy installed linux on his ipaq and found a ported version of httpd, turned it on, and submitted the story. Big deal.
There should be a moratorium on the use of the apostrophe.
Max V.
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Really. Do us a favor, Taco & Co.: the next time someone writes in to say that he has a web server running on his ancient computer / handheld computer / kitchen appliance / Craftsman power tool / wife's electronic pleasure toy, please DON'T BOTHER to post it unless the submitter can reasonably claim that said device can handle the slashdot effect. Now, if they have a how-to / making-of site complete with story and pictures, on a server that can handle the load, now that's cool. But this assisted suicide of unusual web servers is just kind of pointless and perverse otherwise.
--Jim
There's also the BOA web server if you prefer.
raduga> check out headlines on slashdot! :)
raduga> some crazy hacker has apparently managed to run linux on an ipaq!!!!
dc_> OMFG
dc_> who??
dc_> I want one!
raduga> i dunno
raduga> but slashdot seems to think its amazing
raduga> not only linux but an http server!!
raduga> and wifi!
dc_> hahaha
dc_> omg.
dc_> somone's actualy installed linux on an...
dc_> iPAQ!!
raduga> WEIRD
* honeypea goes to read
dc_> really
honeypea> theyre really on the ball, arent they
raduga> slashdot is news for nerds!
raduga> er. you *are* a nerd, aren't you?
honeypea> stuff that used to matter!
...have been doing this for a long time. Here is a site that lists a few running Newton Message Pad web servers.. http://misato.chuma.org:2110/ I didn't get to see the IPaq's page, but the Newton's pages listed here are pretty remarkable.