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Low-Cost Board Runs Linux, Google Apps

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cheap-fun-toys dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that hardware hacking enthusiasts can now get their hands on the guts of the Everex TC2502 Linux PC for just $60 (USD). The compact x86-compatible "gOS Dev Board" offers a lightweight Linux-based OS designed for use with Google Apps. " Along with a Firefox browser supporting the Google toolbar, gOS includes local productivity applications, such as OpenOffice.org. However, its main goal is "coherently packaging Google Apps to give users the idea that they can use Google as their main environment," explained Paul Kim, of Everex. "

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  1. That's a smoking deal by stoolpigeon · · Score: 3, Informative

    Throw that bad boy in a nice case with some ram and a decent hard drive, and it's not a bad deal. You could probably put together a machine with maxed out ram, decent storage and a much more attractive case for the same amount if not less than you'd pay for the Walmart version. And while the processor isn't a powerhouse, I'm sure any distro could do allright on there. Gentoo might not be the best choice, but otherwise... (Just kidding there. While the gentoo crowds seem to have calmed - it really was a joke.)

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    1. Re:That's a smoking deal by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Informative

      The form factor is to big to fit in the really small cases (mini-atx) and too small to expand in a big case. Besides, motherboard CPU combos at about this price with more performance are not uncommon. http://www.directron.com/nf61sm7comb58.html Nothing really special about this but the Google tag.

    2. Re:That's a smoking deal by TopSpin · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135057

      $9 more, NVidia graphics processor, Athlon 3200+, same 0-MB of RAM...

      You'll need a heat sink. Avoid installing >1 DIMM. Does that qualify as 'close'?

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  2. "dev board" ? by MrTrick · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is just a motherboard, with a C7 processor already attached to it. No memory, no non-volatile storage...

    According to TFA, it "comes with gOS", but gOS doesn't sit anywhere on this 'dev board', it has to be installed onto a regular hard drive just like a normal computer.

    Bad article. It's not a dev board, it's an entirely normal mobo. The ONLY thing about it that is even remotely special is that there are linux drivers for all its components.

    If it were a dev board I'd want at least some attached flash storage, and some interesting pin headers.