On Wed, 19 Jul 2006, Jim Lux wrote:
And, what I'd really, really like is a small standalone server (headless) that is like a pocket sized network attached disk storage. Like those portable drives with a Firewire or USB interface, except with an RJ45 Ethernet jack. If it could run things like DHCP, tftpserver, etc., all the better.
I think that you can come really close to this now with OTS components. I have a lovely little 80 GB USB/FW drive (about the size of a paperback). Pair this with one of the ultra-small-footprint systems out there (maybe micro-ATX?). That gives you a system maybe 10"x10"x3". Or see if you can get a USB equipped PDA or Zaurus or something (although getting all the software you want running in their available memory might be a problem). You might be able to get a Zaurus connected to a small USB bridge, and hang a paperback drive and a network interface on it in something like 4"x6"x4", including a little mini keyboard and VGA display... would that work? Mind you, the network performance would probably suck in anything with less than a 10x10 base -- a bit less than laptop sized -- but that's really pretty small. The paperback hard drives suck power from the USB port, BTW, which might stress the USB power capacity of even a plugged in PDA. Something else to think about. rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
