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From: Dieter
Subject: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:08 am

http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html

This looks promising: a $100 ($50 in volume) 5 Watt computer.
1.2GHz CPU, 512MB each of RAM and Flash
Marvell 88F6281 "Kirkwood" SoC
gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports

Looks like the SoC also has a 2nd Ethernet port, 2 SATA parts,
PCIe and other stuff that isn't brought out for some reason.
http://linuxdevices.com/files/misc/marvell_88F6000_diagram.gif

Anyone have an idea how much work it would take to get
BSD running on this thing?  Get the 2nd Ethernet working
and have a 5 Watt firewall for personal and SOHO use.
(Obviously you aren't going to run a Fortune-500 company
through this thing.)  Or use it as a USB device server.
Bring the SATA ports out and make a small NAS.  And so on.
Unfortunately I don't see firewire listed. :-(
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Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Dieter, (Tue Feb 24, 9:08 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, David Vasek, (Wed Feb 25, 2:45 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Lars Noodén, (Wed Feb 25, 3:26 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, David Vasek, (Wed Feb 25, 3:34 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Pierre Riteau, (Wed Feb 25, 3:34 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Lars Noodén, (Wed Feb 25, 3:44 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Rod Whitworth, (Wed Feb 25, 3:47 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, David Vasek, (Wed Feb 25, 4:04 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Lars Noodén, (Wed Feb 25, 4:43 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Hannah Schroeter, (Wed Feb 25, 5:50 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, Hannah Schroeter, (Wed Feb 25, 5:51 am)
Re: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer, David Vasek, (Wed Feb 25, 6:13 am)