> I'm looking for a small system that I can run ftp, web, personal mail and >maybe a build enviroment. I say small system only due to space requirements. >A normal desktop computer or small would work well. This is one that I was >looking at but not sure if it would be i386 since it is an embedded chip. Or >if it would lack the abillity to do what I'm asking. > >http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html >and the net5501.
Those seem overkill for ftp/web/mail and underpowered for build, which are wildly different requirements (and bad idea to combine). You can get a cheap Alix for the server part, I'm looking at a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 to build a Mac Mini-like dev box. -- p
