SheevaPlug: low power wall-plug form-factor computer

[tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org (Tom Metro)]

Jerry Feldman wrote:
> In addition, Brian DeLacey will provide just a brief neutral
> introduction to the SheevaPlug, as a transition/connection to the next
> meeting where it will be discussed in more depth.

In light of Brian DeLacey's intro at tonight's meeting, here's a repost 
of my message from last moth for those looking for more info on the 
SheevaPlug.
  -Tom


A "high performance" embedded Linux computer built in a "wall wart" form
factor:

Designer
http://www.marvell.com/featured/plugcomputing.jsp

Manufacturer
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-22-sheevaplug-dev-kit.aspx
photos and block diagram:
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-sheevaplugdetails.aspx

Article
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-10170648-7.html

The development kit sells for $100. Built using a custom embedded CPU.

Odd that it has USB and Ethernet ports, but despite the form-factor,
doesn't integrate power-line Ethernet. It includes a gigabit Ethernet
interface, so maybe they didn't feel the power line interface was fast
enough for their intended market. (The manufacturer mentions media
server as one of the intended applications.)

Uses only 5 watts. Might make a good low-end NAS or Asterisk server.

   -Tom

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