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    SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
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    Image of s1xsh00ter91 s1xsh00ter91
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    Yeah, but can it run Crysis? Oh, I guess it can't, nevermind here.
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    02/24/09

    @s1xsh00ter91: If you bought enough of these things you could probably rig it up somehow...
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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    Think about it? That's your job!
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    Image of makeitirish makeitirish
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    Maybe Im thick, but I have no idea what a person could do with this. I run linux at my house, but I cant imagine what you could use this for. Can anyone lay out a useful scenario? Bittorrent? Fileserver?
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    02/24/09

    @makeitirish: Bittorrent. Fileserver. Webserver. Mediaserver. etc.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    ok a version with more Ram and I could use this for a renderfarm...
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    hmm. well.... nope. maybe i could.... nope.


    how can i want this and have no idea what i'd do with it?

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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    02/24/09

    @nutbastard: At 5 watts, you could get a hamster to generate power for it. Just an idea.
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    Image of TreyWaters TreyWaters
    02/24/09

    @nutbastard: I actually have a perfect use for it...for my parents.


    A linux system so that I can remotely access their network, so when my dad calls me to fix something on his computer I have an easy way in. Beats the current alternative of me trying to tell him where to click, and going through the screens via memory.


    As long as it has rdesktop (or I can put it on), it's golden!

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    02/24/09

    @TreyWaters:


    why can't you just VNC into his machine and control it remotely?

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    @admoseremic: You just need to plug it into this..
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    Image of Todd MacDonald Todd MacDonald
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    I know its meant to be a server, but a monitor port would be nice to. As others said more storage could be added via USB
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/24/09

    @Todd MacDonald: The monitor port is completely unnecessary and would also necessitate the need for display driver and other hardware, which would make it bigger than it needs to be. Just use virtual desktop apps or remote server management.
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    Image of stryder100 stryder100
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    This is just the thing for me - space is at a premium but I'd really like a Linux server to play with.


    USB ports are easy enough to expand using a hub. But 500 MB of flash doesn't sound like much. Does the USB port mean you could hook up drives to it? That's the deal breaker for me.

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/24/09

    @stryder100: Just use network storage. Cheap, and easily upgradable, swappable or portable without having to dismantle or shut down your server. Hence why the server shouldn't have all the storage inside it. You could even go wireless with some brands.


    [www.amazon.com]

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    Image of 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    Exept for the name it sounds like something good
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    02/24/09

    @1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Is it safe to plug a Hindu god directly into my home's wiring?
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    Image of Sora57 is OK Sora57 is OK
    02/24/09

    @1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: I suggest "shove-a-plug"
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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    Needs more USB ports


    Also, while this looks interesting for public access computing, you can bet that someone will go around pocketing them

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    Image of IphtashuFitz IphtashuFitz
    02/24/09

    @the_sidewinder: Here you go, 4 USB ports for an additional $10:


    [www.newegg.com]

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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    02/24/09

    @IphtashuFitz: No, a hub won't do, I think that this needs AT LEAST 2 USB ports, since there is not VGA or DVI port or anything of the sort. You can get USB driven displays, but they are going to need a controller's full capable speed. A hub just splits up the the possible throughput, so attaching other devices, such as mice and keyboards may actually have a negative impact on the display
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/24/09

    @the_sidewinder: It's just a simple file/media server, just access it remotely, as intended, via your CLIENT PC.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/24/09

    In reply to SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug
    So with a power squid, you could almost create a server farm?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave: You crazy Power Squid Farmer!
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    Image of im.thatoneguy im.thatoneguy
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave:
    If you want your renderfarm to have the net processing capacity of a TI-83 calculator.
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    Image of alexmg2420 alexmg2420
    02/24/09

    @im.thatoneguy: Yeah, because the TI-83 totally doesn't sport a 6 MHz Zilog (Z80) processor (even the 84 Plus Silver only has a 15MHz and 2 MB RAM). I like the joke, so kudos, but pick something more along the lines of the TI-Nspire.
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    Image of DontFeedTheTrolls DontFeedTheTrolls
    02/24/09

    @alexmg2420 Loves his WinMo: Whoa, <--- that guy is SERIOUS about his calculators...
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