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On Friday 23 January 2004 9:28 am, Scott Ehrlich wrote: > I would like to have a Linux/Windows-capable PC running at home 24/7 which > would also be connected to my Linksys broadband router, which, in turn, is > connected to my cable modem. The catch, though, is I don't want to spend > the extra money for electricity a desktop PC would consume in power. > Thus, I was thinking of a cheap Crusoe, Intel, or AMD box which would > consume very few amps, and could possibly be fully powered from a 12 v DC > source (I have a regulated DC power supply at home). > > A few years ago, I worked part time at a small company when an employee > brought in a modular, handheld Intel-based PC, CPU-only. It had all > needed ports - for video, mouse, keyboard, etc. I presume it could have > been DC-power capable, but I forget the company that made it. > > The solution would need Ethernet capability, or at least a PCMCIA slot. I > have an Ethernet PCMCIA card. http://www.myzaurus.com/ http://www.oqo.com/hardware/specs/ http://www.disklessworkstations.com/ http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/chips/0,39020354,2110513,00.htm -- DDDD David Kramer david at thekramers.net http://thekramers.net DK KD Flatlander: Where did all these rocks come from? DKK D Vermonter: Glacier brought'em. DK KD Flatlander: Oh... Where did the glacier go? DDDD Vermonter: Back for more rocks.
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