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What to Do With a $99 Wall Wart Linux Server

Posted by kdawson on from the best-computer-is-an-invisible-computer dept.

Guanine writes in with a follow-up to our discussion a few months back on the SheevaPlug: 1.2-GHz ARM-compliant processor, 512 MB DDR2, 512 MB flash, USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet, in a package the size of a wall wart, for $99. Saul Hansell's Bits Blog in the NY Times talks about a few applications for such a device, whose price point Hansell claims will drop to $40 before too long. "The first plausible use for the plug computer is to attach one of these gizmos to a USB hard drive. Voila, you've got a network server. Cloud Engines, a startup, has in fact built a $99 plug computer called Pogoplug, that will let you share the files on your hard drive, not only in your home but also anywhere on the Internet. ... [Marvell's CEO said] 'Eventually you won't see the plug. We want this device to be in your TV, your stereo system, your DVD player.'"

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  1. Am I the only one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    that thought Wal Mart was selling linux servers?

    1. Re:Am I the only one... by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nope. I was also very confused when I read that one server could fit into a package the size of a Wal-Mart.

    2. Re:Am I the only one... by spacefiddle · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, guilty as well. Although it wouldn't be $99, it would be $96.32

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  2. free food by thegreatemu · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been trying to come up with a way to install a webcam somewhere in the department lounge so I can be the first to know when free food shows up...

  3. Re:Bad Case of Wall Warts? by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm afraid to look online to see if Plug Pal is already trademarked.