Sun lists the (presumably 1g?) mainboard at: http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/boards/sx200/
Naturetech also advertises Sun Ray-based terminals (a desktop and a notebook): http://www.naturetech.com.tw/_products/_NC200.html -Jason --- Dseven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Frank Sommers wrote on 08/03/05 12:08 PM: > > Hi, > > > > I'm wondering if there are any third-party Sunray > hardware DTUs out > > there. I mean, is it possible for a vendor to > license Sun's technology > > and create hardware that is in some ways unique or > adds value to the > > basic idea? > > Certainly is possible: > > http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/products/mobile/comet12/ > > > > For instance, is there a SunRay DTU that's really > small form-factor > > (say, the size of a PDA)? That would be useful, in > case someone wanted > > to carry around a DTU, and be able to just plug in > a > > keyboard/mouse/display/network connection, and > then connect to some kind > > of a globally accessible hosted SunRay desktop. > This would also be kind > > of like a "plug" or "adapter" to attach a display, > turning, in essence, > > that display into a SunRay DTU. For instance, LCD > TV sets are > > increasingly popular, and this kind of device > could turn one of those > > into a computer in the living room or bedroom > (provided the LCD has a > > VGA input). Or a SunRay DTU with a built-in > wireless network adapter > > would be nice, too. > > I like the PDA-connect-to-external-display idea. I > wonder if it's > feasible, in terms of hardware. Probably is. > > See reference above w.r.t, wireless (wifi). There > are some 3G (eg. UMTS) > ideas floating around too. > > ~D.. > > > > > Third-party hardware would, I think, also > contribute to large-scale > > adoption, in that it could drive hardware unit > prices down. If we can > > see DTU prices around, say, $50/unit or less, a > lot more people would > > want to just try one out, especially if they could > plug it into their > > DSL or cable modem and connect to a desktop > service on the Web. With the > > huge amount of bandwidth now being deployed to > residential customers > > (some companies are talking about deploying > 100Mb/s broadband > > connections!), this could be an appealing product > and service. > > > > Such low prices would require some serious > competition in terms of > > hardware implementation. This kind of price > evolution happened with > > wireless routers (not to mention PCs), for > instance. I remember buying a > > wireless router for a couple of $100 just a few > years ago; I can buy a > > better router now for under $30. The result of > this is that wireless > > networks are now ubiquitous. Could SunRay desktops > become ubiquitous in > > a similar way? > > > > Any experiences or thoughts about this would be > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- Frank > > _______________________________________________ > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
