Server Inside a Suitcase

Spleener12 writes "Andrew Larson and Derek Radke have come up with an interesting case mod concept: a fully fledged server inside of a suitcase (originally designed to hold airsoft guns,) complete with a window, neon lights, and plenty of external ports. The case is a result of a summer's worth of research, design, and construction, and they are planning on constructing a few more to sell to any interested buyers."

Comments

Yep.

[PoopJuggler]

This will go over well with airport security.

A Laptop Anyone?

[ErebusNT]

Wouldn't a laptop be a heck of lot easier to carry onto the plane?

I can see it now..

[Xeo 024]

"My suitcase got slashdotted."

Airport security

[LiquidCoooled]

Guard1: "its a BOMB!"
Guard2: "Lie on the ground with your hands on your head and legs apart"

You: "but its just my computer server :("

Re:Airport security

[game kid]

"Lie on the ground with your hands on your head and legs apart"

Wow, a new sex position...the Bomb Squat, perhaps? "Yeah, sweetie, examine my belongings, oh yeah..."

(Of course the suitcase-server could serve up the necessary *ahem*aphrodisiacs...)

Server in a suitcase

[lxt]

1. Take MacMini. 2. Place in Suitcase. 3. Turn on.

Re:Server in a suitcase

[StarfishOne]

4. Use Bluetooth Keyboard + Mouse and continue typing code while sitting in your airplane seat w/ the Mac Mini in the cargo bay* 8-)

* this requires either a good memory or a hacking the inflight-movie to display your code. :-D

Re:Server in a suitcase

[StarfishOne]

Oops. forgot an important one

5. Decide to buy a laptop in the tax-free shop after touching down again. ;)

Heat

[Primal_theory]

What if i had this server on my lap the moment slashdot linked to it?

Clearly Bush's Fault!

[Rollie Hawk]

If it weren't for Bush outsourcing all the IT jobs, nobody would NEED a server in their travel bag!

nyud.net

[GrAfFiT]

Did you notice that all pictures are linked through the nyud.net mirrors system ?
Someone told him that he was going to be slashdotted. That's not fair ! He was supposed to be melting by now !

Smelly slippers?

[Lispy]

Come on. If you are taking the time to build a server inside a suitcase and post the story on slashdot please take that extra second to remove any smelly slippers and crumbled brown paperbags out of the way before you take a picture.

Thank you.

Re:Interesting, but not a new idea.

[rootofevil]

i hear they make those now, its a new fangled device called a laptop.

Neon lights.... window....?

[Jozone]

A server with neon lights and a window? Id like to see a datacenter that would use this... Disco Datacenter?

Re:Neon lights.... window....?

[yack0]

"No you idiot, we said CISCO! CISCO! Now get rid of that fscking mirrored ball! " :)

Re:This is trash

[Pwned]

"It's like putting a server into a refrigerator. Makes no sense too.But has no heat-problems." Dude. You are so far from being in the light. A server in a fridge. Snacks?=Beer?=Server? That means, when some little kid breaks the print server, you can actually get excited about going to go fix it.

GAH

[Quattro Vezina]

Am I the only one sick of all these whiners who complain about the articles on Slashdot?

If you don't like the articles, don't read Slashdot, dammit.

You people think you're being cool by complaining about /. on /., but you just come off as crybabies.

Re:GAH

[Anonymous Coward]

Am I the only one sick of all these whiners who complain about the POSTS on Slashdot?

If you don't like the POSTS, don't CLICK READ COMMENTS, dammit.

You people think you're being cool by complaining about /.ERS on /., but you just come off as crybabies

Re:GAH

[Anonymous Coward]

Am I the only one sick of all these whiners about whiners, who complain about criticism of the quality of Slashdot? If you don't like FEEDBACK, go live in an open loop world. Calling people "crybabies" while doing the same thing is definately "cool"

Re:Yes, but...

[jacksonj04]

I have a Windows Server 2003 laptop I use to irritate the network at school (i.e. make it think it's a domain controller and override all my security settings)

Re:...for shame....

[roseblood]

a cheap 640x480 LED

I've got a buch of LEDs around, and they're all 1x1. Where do I get these high resolution LEDs you've got?

Fully Fledged???

[allism]

Fully fledged? WTF? So is this server capable of independent flight or is it covered with feathers?

Re:Not as impressive as a Cluster in a box:

[ScrewMaster]

I used to laugh at all those people that put lights inside their cases. Then I started watching Stargate. I quickly noticed that the Goa'uld, the Ancients, and pretty much every other technologically advanced race that SG-1 encounters also like to light up the insides of their equipment bays for no apparent reason. So maybe I'm just being a spoilsport.