Low-power Linux-based CPU PC?
Joshua Pollak
pardsbane at offthehill.org
Fri Jan 23 11:18:50 EST 2004
Mocha CPU's can be run off DC. We have one here as the CPU of our
mobile Robot. It runs Linux, has a harddrive, CD-Rom drive, every port
imaginable, and a PCMCIA slot too.
http://www.cappuccinopc.com/default.asp
On Jan 23, 2004, at 9:28 AM, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> I would like to have a Linux/Windows-capable PC running at home 24/7
> which
> would also be connected to my Linksys broadband router, which, in
> turn, is
> connected to my cable modem. The catch, though, is I don't want to
> spend
> the extra money for electricity a desktop PC would consume in power.
> Thus, I was thinking of a cheap Crusoe, Intel, or AMD box which would
> consume very few amps, and could possibly be fully powered from a 12 v
> DC
> source (I have a regulated DC power supply at home).
>
> A few years ago, I worked part time at a small company when an employee
> brought in a modular, handheld Intel-based PC, CPU-only. It had all
> needed ports - for video, mouse, keyboard, etc. I presume it could
> have
> been DC-power capable, but I forget the company that made it.
>
> The solution would need Ethernet capability, or at least a PCMCIA
> slot. I
> have an Ethernet PCMCIA card.
>
> Thanks for any leads.
>
> Scott
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