I really like the idea of shelling into a dev box, then I can put my main machine to sleep when it is not in use, however I have to have the ability to have DVI out and to play .x264 video which may be a stretch for the processor, and more then likely for the video card? Any thoughts?
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Garth Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Curley wrote: > >> Very nice. I have two in service, one as a firewall/router, the other >> providing other network services. I wouldn't use it as a dev box. I >> might use it as a smart terminal or web browsing box, though. I'm >> thinking about fitting one out with a power supply and display for a >> carputer. >> > Yeah I'm a little envious--I was going for small and quiet and I didn't > find the fit-pc. The shuttle is nice bc you can buy your own memory, hd, > processor. Why no good for a dev box (presuming it's a dev server that you > shell into)? I think as long as you could get linux to work on it, good > enough. And that really low power draw is nice for leaving it on all the > time. The only drawback is the dual 100mb (why not single gigabit?). > > - Garth > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
