Depending on what you need it for, I'd recommend avoiding the Diamond graphics card. I've used both a Diamond Viper 770 and an ASUS V3800TVR (both based on the TNT2 chip), and had much better luck with the ASUS. However, a friend used the very same V770 that caused me no end of problems and he has absolutely no problems with it. YMMV.
Also, you may wish to buy a small number of systems from a supplier to test and experiment with. Linux is a nice OS, but it may not be right for your applications - don't buy into an OS because it's popular, use the right tool for the job. Example: As much as I like Linux, Solaris is much better for the job I need to do at work.
I thought this stuff had already been done before... Web based management, simply plug in and turn on to set up, easy to use, cheap, embedded OS...
This sounds like a pretty cheap ripoff of the Cobalt Qube/Raq to me...
And embedded NT?? That's hilarious! Aren't embedded systems supposed to be cheap, small, and most importantly, stable?
-- Dave
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Sun should have done something like this a long time ago instead of using the lame Java Virtual Machine. The whole concept of a VM is what made Java so unappealing to everyone. The only unfortunate thing about this is that it's taken a third party to figure this out... Ah well, this is a good thing - it puts Java back in it's proper place, being a LANGUAGE, not a language+virtual computer+bytecode+windowing systems (AWT, Swing), etc...
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Depending on what you need it for, I'd recommend avoiding the Diamond graphics card. I've used both a Diamond Viper 770 and an ASUS V3800TVR (both based on the TNT2 chip), and had much better luck with the ASUS. However, a friend used the very same V770 that caused me no end of problems and he has absolutely no problems with it. YMMV.
Also, you may wish to buy a small number of systems from a supplier to test and experiment with. Linux is a nice OS, but it may not be right for your applications - don't buy into an OS because it's popular, use the right tool for the job. Example: As much as I like Linux, Solaris is much better for the job I need to do at work.
I thought this stuff had already been done before... Web based management, simply plug in and turn on to set up, easy to use, cheap, embedded OS...
This sounds like a pretty cheap ripoff of the Cobalt Qube/Raq to me...
And embedded NT?? That's hilarious! Aren't embedded systems supposed to be cheap, small, and most importantly, stable?
-- Dave
Sun should have done something like this a long time ago instead of using the lame Java Virtual Machine. The whole concept of a VM is what made Java so unappealing to everyone. The only unfortunate thing about this is that it's taken a third party to figure this out... Ah well, this is a good thing - it puts Java back in it's proper place, being a LANGUAGE, not a language+virtual computer+bytecode+windowing systems (AWT, Swing), etc...
-- Dave