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PC In An XP Box
wolrahnaes writes "There is an article up on mini-itx.com explaining how to fit a fully functional PC based on a VIA M10000 EPIA board in to a Windows XP box.
The author even explains how he then fit it in to a Red Hat box and used a sensor to tell the bootloader which OS to run based on which box it is in."
...that one of the most expensive component of the project is the box itself.
Now I just have to find an OS/2 box...
Setec Astronomy
A Windows XP box worth the retail price!
Don't believe anything I say. I crash test crack pipes for a living.
Microsoft will definitely get into trouble when they start bundling computers with purchases of Windows.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized. --Sun-Tzu
"Windows XP Box" By Andy France - Posted on 1 December 2003
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Too bad most Slashdotters who use XP won't actually HAVE an XP box...
Yawn, that's nothing, wake me up when they manage to get a working PC with Windows in it.
The IT section color scheme sucks.
"Recycle Bin."
taken! (by Davidleeroth) Thanks Bingo Foo!
The most interesting part of this article was the part where he customized the bootloader to read his sensor and tell which box the system was in. That was pretty innovative if you ask me.
Smeghead every day of the week.
Yes, but we call it "slashdot" for short ;)
I thought that project was kind of dull when I first saw it. It's not improved with time. On the other hand, I really like the look of the new Nanode PC from Mini-ITX (same site), designed by Hoojum.
Take a look at this picture and the cat. Now look at your desktop PC and imagine a cat standing next to it. The nanode really is that small.
I want one.
The site with the rest of the info is here.
D.
--- These are not words: wierd, genious, rediculous
TO MUCH time on there hands...
You must be very busy, what with the nine word post that has three mistakes in it.
One substantial difference is that I used only the cardboard box itself as a mounting infrastructure; I didn't build a little case and then wrap the Windows or Linux box around it, like this does.
http://alternatives.rzero.com/
IAALS.
Well, it's not really too bad, since having a box is a sign you gave Microsoft lots of extra money. While I expect you intended to imply that some slashdot readers pirate Microsoft software, many know that they can legally buy OEM copies of WInXP with some hardware for a lot less than they would pay for a boxed retail copy of XP. In some cases that hardware can cost as low as a buck. And whatever it costs you get the same software, a legal unique ID for it, extra hardware and a lower total cost. So unless you want to display that box as a sign of shame for paying too much for the software, (or get great rebate deals on other products that effectively make the retail box free, as happened when XP first came out) why would anyone buy the retail box?
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
I have to wonder why everyone thinks that paper and computers are a fire hazard. I've never seen the little stickers on my ram, cards and motherboards burst into flames.
The average case temperature is 35deg C. Paper, wood, tinder, sawdust, none of it will burn at 35deg C.
Use a box to build yourself a new box so you can run Box inside of Bochs on your box!
Actually, its the ones pitching to CEOs and fucking their wives.
sic transit gloria mundi
Do people who play games have too much time on their hands? Those who like shooting pool? Those who contribute to open source projects?
It's a hobby. But for some reason when something is seen as too nerdy, people start wondering if they have "too much time on their hands." Implying that it's somehow a lesser thing to do.
People do this because it's fun, and post it online because people like to look at it. I think it would be wicked to have a computer that booted a different OS if it was turned upside down.
The accomplishment is enjoyment for the person making it and those who can read about it and share in that process. You aren't one of those people, fine. But don't try to come off as superior to the guy because his hobby is case modding.
Too bad the guys with Jolt, anime, and useless PC mods are the ones powering the next generation. The old way of life is dying slowly and thankfully.
If the 'old way of life' - in this case eating and procreating - is dying off, then it seems to me there won't be a next generation to power..
Without the innovative ideas coming from people such as basement dwelling computer geeks, you wouldn't be typing your moronic post on Slashdot right now.
The hardcore geeks - you sound like you'd fit in that camp - aren't the only ones 'innovating' (the merits of putting a PC in a cardboard box are probably discussed in other comments, so I won't comment on that). There are lots of people that build cool and innovative software and hardware, and still lead an active social life, with lots of beer drinking and sex.
I normally wouldn't reply to such an OT post but you make some stupid comment like that, and I just can't resist.
Speak before you think
Personally I'd rather fuck the CEOs and get them to pitch their wives.
If you put in a box labeled "Duke Nukem Forever" it travels to the distant future and surprises some eloi and morlocks.
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
"Is it just me, or do these guys have way too much time on their hands? I mean... what in the world do they hope to accomplish besides a (+5, HOLYSHIT) moderation?"
Is it just me, or do these guys have way too much time on their hands? I mean.. what in the world do they hope to accomplish besidse a (+5, Whoopdedoo_You_Pointed_Out_It_Isn't_A_BFD) moderation?
"Derp de derp."
Goes right back to that thread about hot rods and PCs.
Some are interested purely in performance.
Of those, there are the straight line speed freaks, tight cornering freaks, altogethering racing freaks...etc.
Some are interested only the aesthetics of the car. Neon, bouncing and turning the trunk into a giant subwoofer.
Off in another corner, you've got those who are cooking food ontop of their engines, putting real aviation wings (to fly), turning the car into an amphibious vehicle, sitcking incredibly weird looking chasis on a vehicle frame.
With someone sticking a computer inside a software box, it certainly looks like computers have made it to the same level that automobiles have in the minds of people.
wouldn't time be better spent on other, more worthwhile projects than building a computer in a box?
I don't know how to cure cancer. Not a clue. I'm not even sure how to help raise money. Cancer is bad, I don't have a clue how to help. I don't know how to cure AIDS either, so don't ask. Hell, I don't know how to cure ham.
I DO know how to shove little boards into little boxes and install linux on them. If you'll excuse me, I'll do that instead.
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
...is that computers are getting small enough for that goatse guy to do his own personal "case mod" and it's only a matter of time before we have the link.
Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.
Of course, literate geeks should know that paper ignites at Fahrenheit 451, (233 C).