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On Tue, 23 May 2000, terrence d'souza wrote:
>
> > A story on /. points to a web server powered by
> > potatoes instead of
> > batteries. I'm not posting the url cause the
> > machine can't handle the
> > load (it currently only serves 3 pages).
> >
> > The machine runs a stripped down version of
> > linux with all software and
> > web pages burnt onto a ROM.
The potatoes serve only as a semipermeable membrane and charge
carriers. The PD is due to the electrodes (as in a Voltaic cell).
Haven't got the original yet, guess it will come by tomorrow :).
Devdas Bhagat
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"It ain't over until it's over."
-- Casey Stengel
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