Eric Shubert wrote:
> Charles Jones wrote:
>   
>> I just bought one of these to experiment with: 
>> http://www.marvell.com/products/embedded_processors/developer/kirkwood/sheevaplug.jsp
>>
>> It is basically a tiny linux box with 1.2Ghz processor, with a gigabit 
>> ethernet and USB 2.0 port ( 
>> http://nozama.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ed05fc288330112790d732928a4-800wi ). 
>> Installing packages and software is as easy as normal apt-get procedure, 
>> no custom-compiling needed. You are limited by what little free space is 
>> left on the filesystem, but you can augment that via USB storage.
>>
>> My first tests with this device will be attaching an HD USB camera and 
>> using mjpeg-streamer to turn it into a cheap network camera.  I'd also 
>> like to see if I can attach a small USB hub and run both the camera as 
>> well as a USB ethernet adapter, thus creating a cheap wireless network 
>> camera/device.
>>
>> If anyone is interested I will post more info when I receive it, and 
>> report on how my testing goes.
>>
>> -Charles
>>     
>
> Wow. Attach a couple USB drives configured as raid-1, and you've got a 
> nice little backup server!
>   
Imagine having a big power strip with like 6 of these running as 
servers. They only draw 5w each. So imagine how long a typical rackmount 
UPS could power those plus your switch :-)