[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 19:23:41 -0400
I think HDMI was the wrong choice here... I think it should output
using DisplayPort! But all other things being what they are, this is
very cool!!!
Chuck
On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 09:25 -0400, 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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