Re: Other "Slim-" devices?

Sorry, I hit send before I meant to.

Here's what I would use today if I was building a brand new
server appliance:

<http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-Details.asp?sku=S451-3001>

It's a cute little aluminum cube (ok, not as little as the
cerfcube), it's got a low power/low heat C3 processor, 128M of RAM.
Ready for a hard drive and maybe a floppy. Add a CD-ROM drive to
the mix for ripping... Oh yeah, it's got two firewire ports if
you want to expand hard drives easily...

Pretty nice deal.

-dean

Let's see: $379 for the cerfcube, $399
for a complete PC ready to run

linux already with a 20GB hard drive.

You could easily build a stand-alone server with an ATA hard drive,

x86 processor with better performance and it would cost a _LOT_
less.

I've built a couple of systems like this for friends and the biggest

problem is finding a small, quiet and inexpensive case.

Anybody got any good case recommendations for server appliances?

-dean

>Yes, cerfcube looks great for a SliMP3 server. It even contains
a

>USB port. It would be possible to connect a low cost USB hard
drive.

>I have such a drive (100GB) connected to my server and it runs

>smoothly.

>

>Joergen

>--- In [email protected], "simonhorrobin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> My next project will do something along these lines
using off the

>> shelf components. Essentially there will be a
_tiny_ Linux server

>> running Perl as the SliMP3 Server, and a commercial
(unless I get

>it

>> together to build one) NAS (Network Attached Storage)
device.

>>

>> The App server will probably be the following.
Check how cute,

>and

>> tell me you don't want one.

> >
http://www.intrinsyc.com/products/referencedesigns/cerfcube.asp

>>

>> The NAS will be either the Quantum, Sony or
Kintronics. They are

>> kind of expensive, so I'm trying to find another way
but it's the

>> software that's killer. The aim is to have an
admin-free, always-

>on,

>> RAID5, hideable file storage. Mainly so I don't
tie up my

>desktop,

>> and I can bung it in a room where noise doesn't
matter.

>>

>> Simon

>>

>> --- In [email protected], "joergen1951"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> > And what about a SliMServer, much less power
hungry than a

>computer

>> > which would act as a music server. Just enough cpu
to handle a

>> large

>> > disk and perhaps a few controls and a small
display.

>> >

>> > Joergen

>> >

>> > --- In [email protected], Jacob Potter
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> > > Hi, all -

>> > >

>> > > Sean, are you planning on
making any other "Slim-" devices?

>> > Here are a

>> > > few ideas I have:

>> > >

>> > >
"SliMP3-2-part" - this would be an Ethernet MP3
player, like

>> > the

>> > > SliMP3, but the display and remote receiver
would be in a

>> separate

>> > unit

>> > > from the Ethernet and audio ports. They would
be connected by a

>> > > short-range RF (not 802.11 or Bluetooth, just
character-at-a-

>> time)

>> > to

>> > > relay display and IR information. This would
be good for

>people

>> > who's

>> > > speakers aren't in the same room as their
equipment -

>think "media

>> > > room". It would be annoying to have to
go to another room to

>> > change what

>> > > song you're playing, or to run a long cable
from your SliMP3

>to

>> > your

>> > > stereo.

>> > >

>> > >
"SlimData" - a unit that would relay data from
external

> > > sensors

> > > > (temperature, motion, etc) to a server
program. Similar to a

> > > SliMP3, but

> > > > with a bunch of ADCs instead of audio
circuitry.

> > > >

> > > > Do these sound
good? Any other ideas? Sean, I know you

>> > probably have

>> > > your hands full enough with the SliMP3 alone,
but...

>> > >

>> > > - Jacob

>> > >

>> > > --

>> > > "Terminak #3 has bad keyboard. Pkease
fix."

>

>

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