Low-power Linux-based CPU PC?

[David Kramer]

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


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