That is pretty interesting. They say they are as low as $25. What I see is $40. But they are small and capable so I would guess they could be a good ntp server. Plus low power and a small blob that can live on the basement wall. Regards Paul
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Pete Lancashire <[email protected]>wrote: > Try to place all files that regularly change, in this case the drift > file on storage other > then the SD card. Almost all of these storage devices SD, USB Memory etc > have > a limited number of write cycles. Even a 1 MB ram disk is worth the effort. > > -pete > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > One week link on the Pi (at the moment) is file system access. Storage > is on > > an SD card and the drivers aren't as optimized as you might like. Not so > big > > a deal for NTP, might be a bigger deal for a web or file server. I have > not > > tried USB disks, so no idea how they do. > > > > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Chris Albertson > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:17 PM > > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Simple NTP server based on a Raspberry Pi > > > > I've always wondered about the utility of a light duty server. They > > are useless unless you have at least one client computer to use it and > > then it you do have a computer why not simply run the server on that? > > All NTP installations are both clients and servers. > > > > One reason I asked abut load average is because I thought the Pi might > > make a good web and file server. Seems like it might. Those are > > services that also need to run 24x7 > > > > -- > > > > Chris Albertson > > Redondo Beach, California > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
