Personal File Server For The Masses

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 21, 2003 @07:12AM from the that's-a-lot-per-gb dept.

prostoalex writes "California-based Inspiri is coming to the market with Mirra - a personal file-server with simple backup solutiion, remote access as well as file-sharing capabilities. The $399 device comes with 120 GB hard drive, front-mounted USB ports and Ethernet interface. There are some pictures of Mirra on the corporate Web site. The founder of Inspiri, Tim Bucher, according to the corporate documents, had an interesting career, having worked at both Apple and Microsoft, while the VP of Engineering in this company used to work as acting CEO of Apple's Newton business group."

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Re:Yes....but when did CD's have ethernet jacks? by Lshmael · 2003-09-21 07:33 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Couldn't you just buy an old computer, install a 120 GB hard drive and a network card? Unless you really need the point-and-click "convenience" of Mirra, I think you could build a comparable system for a comparable price.