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USB-Powered Linux Server Fits in Your Pocket

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-a-cool-toy dept.

McSpew writes "A small company from Utah (no, not that one) has announced the BlackDog USB-powered Linux server. It includes a fingerprint reader, a 400MHz PowerPC, 64MB of DRAM and 256MB or 512MB of flash and it runs Debian. The host PC sees it as a CD-ROM drive."

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  1. No Ethernet? by hotspotbloc · · Score: 4, Interesting
    As far as I can see it only has usb ports and piggybacks off of another computer. Of course an usb to ethernet converter (yes, never a good idea) would help.

    There's always the Linksys NSLU-2 with ethernet for $80, just add a usb drive.

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    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they've always worked for me" - HST
  2. Re:Good but a few shortcomings by York+the+Mysterious · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Their rep at Linux World said they were working with one of the mini HD vendors (I really can't remember which) and the vendor kept dragging their feet on when the drives would be available. They wanted to be able to launch the thing pronto they they released the flash based version and put off the HD version. There is a MMC card slot so you can expand the 512 with a gig card. The HD one should be out sometime soon though.

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    Tim Smith - Ramblings from Nerd Land
  3. SCO connection: Realm CTO is Halloween X author by isn't+my+name · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Everyone TOTALLY got it backwards. You are supposed to go to www.sco.com, NOT realm systems!!!

    Interestingly enough, there is a SCO connection to this story.

    You may remember the famous Halloween 10 memo from Mike Anderer to two SCO execs where Anderer indicates that SCO's big $50M dollar investment came via backchannels thanks to Microsoft and that SCO should go to MS for more money?

    Well, it seems that the very same Mike Anderer is is CTO of Realm Systems makers of this device.