"Tim Rowledge" <mailto:tim at sumeru.stanford.edu> wrote:
> 
> "Brad Fuller" <brad at sonaural.com> wrote:
> 
> > Can the iyonix machines run linux?
> Sure; I think openBSD as well. But why would you want to do that? I
> mean, you can get _much_ cheaper machines for running linux on. If you
> were wanting particularly to hack ARM linux then obviously it's a
> different matter. Even then, you could buy a second hand 
> RiscPC/SA (the
> older Acorn designed StrongARM machines) for seventy quid or so.  Or
> even an old Corel NetWinder, which came with a linux.
> 
> Now, if you're into interestingly small weird computers with ARMs, try
> gumstix - www.gumstix.com :-)

I love those little fellows (not that I've bought any, mind you).

But doesn't it have the USB port that connects it as a peripheral to a PC (you can tell I don't know USB terminology, can't you?) rather than being able to, say, plug a USB keyboard into it?

When I first saw them, I immediately wanted to make hundreds of security cameras (gumstix + webcam + NIC), all running Squeak!

frank


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