One solution would be to run Linux on a Microsoft XBox. It's basically a PC with a few minor hardware changes. All that's required is a modchip (try SmartXX or Xenium) to allow the box to executables that have not been "signed" by Microsoft. My XBox runs Xebian which is a Debian distribution. http://www.xbox-linux.org/
They are very cheap now, and you get a box with a DVD drive and 8-10Gb hard disc, ethernet and Pentium III 733Mhz CPU. Mine runs a webserver and stays up for weeks on end. Power consumption is low - I believe it has a 100W power supply.
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I'm not sure it's worth the risk. They might escape and run amok in downtown New York.
One solution would be to run Linux on a Microsoft XBox. It's basically a PC with a few minor hardware changes. All that's required is a modchip (try SmartXX or Xenium) to allow the box to executables that have not been "signed" by Microsoft. My XBox runs Xebian which is a Debian distribution. http://www.xbox-linux.org/ They are very cheap now, and you get a box with a DVD drive and 8-10Gb hard disc, ethernet and Pentium III 733Mhz CPU. Mine runs a webserver and stays up for weeks on end. Power consumption is low - I believe it has a 100W power supply.