Tiny, 6-Chip 'Open' Computer Runs Linux

Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 8th Aug 2008 03:01 UTC

Embedded designer Paul Thomas is showcasing a tiny, open-sourced computer at LinuxWorld in San Francisco this week. Would-be Linuxstamp enthusiasts can obtain pre-built boards for the hefty sum of $120 directly from Thomas, or they can download the design for free and build it themselves.

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good thing

by collinm on Fri 8th Aug 2008 10:25 UTC

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2005-07-15

it's a good thing,

linux on embedded system is very popular, that will allow to have linux every where soon

nice to tuning every thing

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Small systems..

by Bounty on Fri 8th Aug 2008 17:38 UTC

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2006-09-18

I love seeing these small inexpensive systems. It can run on POE! I wish there were more full reviews of these type systems. Homebrew projects firewall/filter/home automation/LAMP/NAS etc.

ohh and of course robots :>

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Quite nice...

by madcrow on Fri 8th Aug 2008 18:11 UTC

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2006-03-13

but as long as we're looking at DIY ARM systems, the BeagleBoard (http://beagleboard.org/) which sells for only $30 more. You lose the built-in ethernet, but you gain impressive 3D graphics acceleration and video-decoding abilities and a CPU that's over 3x faster, which I consider more than a fair trade

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