Re: Embedded System Recommendations
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:41:11 -0400 Hal Vaughan <hal@halblog.com>
wrote:
> I'm working with something that will go in people's offices. I was
> seriously considering using some Soekris boxes
> (http://soekris.com). The problem is the upper limit of RAM is 512
> MB. I'd like to get something a little faster than their systems
> and with more memory, but the memory would take priority.
>
> I don't want to go with a "normal" system because I don't want
> video or keyboard attached. With Soekris, I need a null modem
> serial cable to connect when I'm setting it up and installing
> Debian. (Then, of course, ssh works fine.) I want headless
> because I want it to "feel" like an appliance to the people I'm
> working with. I don't want them trying to access it directly
> (it'll have a web interface).
>
> Does anyone use Debian on a box like this (headless) that they can
> recommend?
If you're willing to leave the world of x86, there are lots of cool
things out there like the Beagleboard, Shivaplug/Guruplug, etc.
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Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com
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