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zridling:
One more reason I'm having a blast with Linux. (I will get one of these next year.)[via Glyn Moody]:
Here's a GNU/Linux-based computer the size of an RJ-45 jack:



Specs listed for the Digi Connect ME 9210 are said to include:
* Processor -- 32-bit Digi NS9210 75MHz (ARM926EJ-S)
* Security -- On-chip 256-bit AES accelerator
* Memory -- 8MB SDRAM
* Flash -- 4MB or 8MB of NOR flash
* Networking -- 1 x 10/100 Ethernet
* Expansion -- Flexible Interface Modules (FIM) with 300MHz DRPIC165X CPU
* Interfaces:
ooo High-speed TTL serial
ooo Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
ooo I(2)C v1.0 bus with 7- and 10-bit address modes
ooo 10 x shared GPIO ports with up to 3 external IRQ options
* Power management -- modes for on-the-fly clock scaling, low power sleep, and configurable scaling/wake-up events (EIRQ, UART, Ethernet, etc.)
* Other features -- software watchdog
* Operating temperature -- -40 to 176 deg. F (-40 to 80 deg. C)
* Power -- 3.3VDC @ 346 mA; 1.14 W typical consumption
* Operating systems -- Digi Embedded Linux; NET+OS (ThreadX-based

Don't miss the pix -- they are almost literally incredible. (via Wind River blog.)

40hz:



We wants it we doess! Gives it to usss!
 :-* :-* :-*

f0dder:
Cute - make one with two NICs, and it could be pretty cute for setting up your own home router with VPN support :) (I do wonder how much CPU grunt is necessary to handle 20mbit/sec of traffic, if you're also doing firewalling etc, though?)

zridling:
I'm not sure, f0dder, but that's a good question.

40hz:
A little more RAM would be nice too. I wonder how much of it is user space?

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