> > Here's a flipside of this subject: what is the absolute > cheapest Linux > device that can be connected to a PC's USB port? That has just enough > power for a minimal Asterisk server running on it. The Asterisk just > maintains a CDR database on its Flash memory, which it periodically > submits over the PC's network connection with an HTTP hit on a remote > full-service Asterisk server? No call handling, DSP or anything really > number crunching, no telephony terminal or other services. The > lowest-performance device that plugs into the USB, with its own Linux > instance. In OEM quantity, under $50? Under $100? >
When you say "devices" do you mean an off the self device or a module you can use to build a custom device ? In the first case there are a lot of "fisrt generation" routers coming into the market at very low prices for example http://www.wirelesslan.gr/product_info.php?cPath=127&products_id=866 http://www.wirelesslan.gr/product_info.php?products_id=670 If you are looking for a SoC type device there are several although, the 100$ range looks more realistic There are several devices that could be used. DimmPC comes in my mind - http://www.amctechcorp.com/dimmpci/index.html Digi's Connectcore http://www.digi.com/products/embeddedsolutions/connectcore9u.jsp Check Linux devices for a larger list http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8498487406.html Hope it helps Stelios Stelios S. Koroneos Digital OPSiS - Embedded Inteligence http://www.digital-opsis.com _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users