[ncolug] Re: Game developer David Braben creates a USB stick PC for $25
- From: Chuck Stickelman <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 19:25:09 -0400
You could always plug a tiny USB/Bluetooth adapter into the USB slot.
On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 15:43 -0400, C Olson wrote:
> Yes but what would be better is bluetooth keyboard and mouse!
>
> Cory
>
> "For all the ways in which technology has failed to improve the quality of
> life, please press three." --Alice Kuhn
>
>
> On 05/07/2011 09:25 AM, Kory Pounds wrote:
> > Having a working "mini" PC on a small piece of hardware like that has
> > a lot of potential. All you need is to output the graphics to a
> > monitor of some sort (HDMI) and input your keyboard/mouse (USB), just
> > like it talks about. Of course for the time being we would be limited
> > in the total scope of things compared to a fully-equipped desktop or
> > laptop PC, but it definitely still has advantages to it (and the
> > capabilities will expand in time as development increases). I see a
> > lot of security in confidential work in something like this. How does
> > everyone else see it?
> >
> > Kory Pounds
> >
> > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Larry DiGioia<larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Right, I didn't actually follow the link (!) sorry. If you enjoyed that,
> >> take a look at the open-source hardware movement - led by Adafruit
> >> industries...
> >>
> >> http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/ff_adafruit/
> >>
> >> ...and an open-source MP3 player:
> >> http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2008/03/etech_hardware
> >>
> >> On 05/06/2011 10:45 PM, Chuck Stickelman wrote:
> >>> I don't think you're talking about the same things... Read the article
> >>> and see that the USB stick that Kory is talking about is NOT a USB
> >>> flash-drive...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 2011-05-06 at 13:42 +0000, DiGioia, Larry wrote:
> >>>> I carry in my pocket a single USB stick, which is able to boot a choice
> >>>> of:
> >>>> Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop
> >>>> Ubuntu 11.04 Rescue Remix
> >>>> Trinity Rescue
> >>>> BitDefender AV
> >>>> UBCD (Ultimate Boot CD)
> >>>> WinPE x86
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: ncolug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncolug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >>>> Behalf Of Kory Pounds
> >>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 9:17 AM
> >>>> To: NCOLUG; Tirrell Hood; Naomi Somerlade
> >>>> Subject: [ncolug] Game developer David Braben creates a USB stick PC for
> >>>> $25
> >>>>
> >>>> Everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> I originally picked this up from Slashdot. This sounds impressive to
> >>>> me! You can carry around your own PC on a USB stick, which runs a
> >>>> version of Linux. Check it out and let us know what you think:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.geek.com/articles/games/game-developer-david-braben-creates-a-usb-stick-pc-for-25-2011055/
> >>>>
> >>>> Kory Pounds
> >>>>
> >>>
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