[nzlug] machine pre loaded with linux

[Volker Kuhlmann]

> It's a different beast. It has 32Mb flash and 128mb RAM. That's the total of 
> its storage.

No hard disk? I missed that at a glance. Someone mentioned use in the
office, I assumed as terminal, but diskless counts as embedded device
for which software constraints are much more dominant than for desktops.

32MB doesn't even allow to run pfsense though, and don't even think of
ipcop or home theatre, so I'm wondering what enough people are using a
shiny sexy-looking mini-Linux (both outside and in) box like that for
that ascent seems it worthwhile to stock it.

> The idea is probably that it comes with a bunch of configuration 
> stuff to do things like netboot or whatever, but you're able to replace that 
> if you know how.

Sure, no point in buying preinstalled then though...

> You don't need a new kernel in something like that, you're 
> not going to be putting new devices into it for one thing.

Perhaps onto? That's anyone's guess though until you say what you want
it for.

Volker

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