On Mar 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Greg Shenaut wrote: >> they need to run Windows 98 on it for their door security system. > > Is that really true? I think I'd start by trying to find out more > about this system and their needs. It could be that a Soekris box is > way overkill, or it could be that they (and their insurance company) > would be happier with something off the shelf with a verifiable track > record, or both. For example, if they save $500 up front by building > their own system with a Soekris, and their insurance goes up $5000/yr, > that would be a bad decision. That kind of thing.
FWIW, I've encountered door security systems that provide admin interfaces as a win9x-era application. The system itself is an industrial-grade embedded device, often with a keypad and a small LCD; it's just a pain to manage the thing that way, and you aren't pulling logs off of it without a client computer anyway. I'd guess the OP is talking about something similar, with the desire of getting a friendly remote interface to it. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
