> How big would a computer have to physically be today > to hold Linux in memory? Say a 32MB router?
For a project, I'm working on a 3 inch by 3 inch square board system by Automated Factory Systems. A low-power complete 128M system based on a mobile Pentium(with 500M of USB-style memory stick solid-state disk) is 3x3x4", which includes 4 USB ports, a 10/100 Ethernet port and a standard IDE floppy port (mostly useful for booting). You need a dongle for KVM access, but it makes a very nice little Linux box. Runs for weeks on a 12V DC supply. It's a bit RFI noisy at the moment, but a good metal box should fix that. I've seen systems as small as a common matchbox, but they're not very useful. -- db
