Small Footprint Computers

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 25, 2003 @07:46AM from the cuteness dept.

Robert Cliff writes "VIA's Mini-ITX based computers have been covered in Slashdot before, but not by this company. This product is interesting because it is a SiS based, fanless 233 MHZ system measuring only 4.75 x 6.25 x 1.9 inches, and it can run off BOTH AC and DC. If you need something larger / powerful, they have other Mini-ITX based systems, which they claim is built "on same factory that builds the cases for many high-end audio products". These guys seem to be heavily promoting Linux."

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Let me get this straight.... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-25 07:49 · Score: 5, Funny

"VIA's Mini-ITX based computers have been covered in Slashdot before, but not by this company."

Um, this company builds Mini-ITX computers or do they cover/review them?

Or is it Slashdot that builds them or this company that builds them?

Errr, um, I'm confused.
1. Re:Let me get this straight.... by User+956 · 2003-06-25 07:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I see your confusion. They also seem to be building their machines outside, on the roof:
  
  they have other Mini-ITX based systems, which they claim is built "on same factory that builds the cases for many high-end audio products".
  
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Oh god, please stop me. by tuba_dude · 2003-06-25 07:51 · Score: 4, Funny

I don't know, it seems like a pointless plug for these guys, but with linux pre-installed, it also seems worth it.
Also, since I can't resist:
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these...on a BOOKCASE!

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1. Re:Oh god, please stop me. by merlin_jim · 2003-06-25 08:06 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Also, since I can't resist:
  Imagine a beowulf cluster of these...on a BOOKCASE!
  
  I hope it's a metal bookcase and that you took all the books out first.
  
  Cause otherwise that's gonna be real hard to explain to the apartment manager how that fire started...
  
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hand holding it by pbranes · 2003-06-25 07:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't think I would get near it if that gross hand comes with it.
Nice by fudgefactor7 · 2003-06-25 07:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Now I can have an answer to the age old question "Are you happy to see me or is that a computer in your pocket?"
233MHz??? by ciroknight · 2003-06-25 07:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Phhsht. My toaster has a 533MHz processor, and it runs off of AC, DC _and_ chemical energy (aka toast ;)

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Mini-ATX is fine and all by NightWulf · 2003-06-25 07:55 · Score: 4, Funny

But for some reason I think of my computer like my car, if it isn't big, loud and forcing other people to stare at it, it's not good! I want the giant 9 bay tower with the jet engine fans blowing out 100,000CFM of air. Hell you want a nice pc mod, figure out a way to shove a motorcycle muffler on the tower, and add a throttle level to the mouse, rev up your system before the big crunch session.
The above post about power and tower size has no correlation to the size of my genitalia, ah who am I kidding....
Re:ac _and_ dc? by Waffle+Iron · 2003-06-25 07:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Does that mean AC _and_ DC, or AC _or_ DC?
He says AC and DC. I assume that means it needs an AC waveform superimposed over a DC bias. That seems obscure, but actually any phone jack will supply such a voltage. Therefore, I conclude that this system is powered by telephone dialtones.
Take wi-fi on your vacation trip by ch-chuck · 2003-06-25 08:06 · Score: 5, Funny

Pack a music/video server into the mini-van and give the kids in the backseat two notebooks to play with on the way to the beach/mountains.

Jamie: "Mom, Jimmy crashed my Windows again!"
Jimmie: "heheheh"

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Easy! by mhore · 2003-06-25 08:07 · Score: 4, Funny

What the fuck am I supposed to complain about in my comment?
Simple! They don't come in Beowulf clusters or run BSD by default!
mike.

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