> > still willing to give a talk at the next Southampton BaB. I have been
> > looking at the TonidoPlug which is reasonably priced and can be used
> > for storage on the LAN which would probably be my main use. Has anyone
> > bought on of these?
>
> I'd like to hear about these too?
I have a few of these SheevaPlugs and an OpenRD client which I use as
workhorses to build Slackware ARM.
Next I'm likely to buy a GuruPlug Plus and will use it to replace my PC
NAT router/storage server.
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx
If you want to use one as a storage server (to run SAMBA or NFS for
example), I'd wait until the Guruplug Plus is released (or you can
pre-order it) -- the speed increase from using eSATA instead of USB is
well worth it.
Essentially they are headless PCs with an ARM CPU (although the OpenRD
Client & one of the newer "Plugs" do have a VGA port), and they're fast
enough for many applications. One of the Slackware ARM users is using his
SheevaPlug to stream video off a USB-attached TV card.
--
Stuart Winter
Slackware ARM:
www.armedslack.org
