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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. Is that a Linux server in your pocket... by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that a BlackDog 400Mhz USB-powered Linux server with 64Mb DRAM and 512Mb of flash in your pocket or are you just really really really happy to see me...

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  2. It's not SCO but... by MULTICS_$MAN · · Score: 5, Informative

    It does co-star Darl's old IKON buddy and "Haloween memo" author Mike Anderer. There must be SCO IP in that, burn it. Oh, nevermind their "server" (you call THAT a server) just melted down anyway.

  3. Re:Surprising by Black+Cardinal · · Score: 5, Funny

    but I doubt it has a use in the "real" world besides chick-magnet

    No, I don't think it will work for that, either.

  4. Correction to article by dysk · · Score: 5, Informative
    It actually has very little to do with being seen as a CD-ROM drive by the desktop.
    To access and use your BlackDog, you merely plug it in to your host computer's USB port* and BlackDog takes over! Your host machine's monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Internet connection are taken over by BlackDog for the duration of your session, when you are done, you simply remove BlackDog and everything on the host is returned to its original state.
  5. Re:Wait wait wait... by Klivian · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, since none or nearly none BIOS versions can boot from a USB storage device. It's used to boot a PC in server configuration, using the Debian on the USB device. No OS are needed on the machine which it is plugged in, so there is no OS suposed to be running an able to mount it.

  6. 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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