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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:38:06    Post Subject: Mini Linux PC Breaks $100 Barrier Reply with quote View Single Post

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Taiwanese integrator E-Way Technology Systems is shipping a tiny, 200MHz x86-compatible mini PC for $99, in single quantities. The TU-40 is passively cooled, comes with 128MB of RAM, and can run lightweight versions of Linux, such as Puppy, the company says.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:15:13    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

WOW! Something almost useless!

(OK, it might be useable as some sort of monitoring station or remote console type of thing)
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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:17:55    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

LOL! OK... I should buy one, hack it and put like Windows 98 on there.

HAHAHAHA! That should p!ss off the fan boys.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:21:37    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

It probably wouldn't take too much hacking to get Windows9x installed on it. Question is, what would you do with it then?

Found this on a similar website that is selling the same thing under a different name.

"The OEM that supplies the MicroClient's board mainly supports Microsoft OSes on it, Barnes says, including Windows 98/ME, Windows CE, and Windows XP Embedded"


Buy a printer and it could be an electric typewriter. Smile

It looks like it's set up to boot off CF which doesn't really lend itself to media streaming. I suppose you could hook up an external USB hdd, but then you don't really have a nice SFF pc anymore.

I would probably make a passable WAP.

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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:28:26    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

It doesn't come with one, but you could add a 2.5" HDD.

I'm planning on using my Mini-ITX rig for an in-car GPS/entertainment center... Maybe this could handle some functions like that.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:39:04    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

acruxksa wrote:
It probably wouldn't take too much hacking to get Windows9x installed on it. Question is, what would you do with it then?


Do what Windows 98 machines are famous, and apparently designed to do.



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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:40:39    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

if you can add a 2.5"hdd then it would probably work great for GPS/Mp3 streaming. Video would be the big question though.

Also, I added a couple lines above, but it looks like the original manufacturer of the motherboard actually uses it for WindowsCE and embedded WinXP applications, so installing Windows shouldn't be too hard at all. WinCE might be interesting.

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PostPosted: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:42:17    Post Subject: Reply with quote View Single Post

WinCE + some NavSoftware and a small touch screen would problaby do what you want.
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