[MLB-WIRELESS] propriety AP vs homemade linux box

[James Robertson]

In my experience, the price of the really tiny computers (PC 104, 5 1/4"
or 3.5" or PCI, or any of the variations) is often out of proportion to
the the device specifications. This isnt really that important, though,
especially with low power devices... but the boards are still damn
expensive, from what i remember. At least as much as any mid end modern
desktop board.

If you know of a cheap place to obtain PC104 boards, it could be a great
idea, along with a compact flash drive and a decent amount of ram.

James

On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Steve Wright wrote:

> I would have thought a homemade Linux box (StrongARM/PC-104/PCMCIA
> slots) would be cheaper than a dedicated, proprietry AP - but am I wrong ?
>
> Clearly, such a homemade system would be more versatile/configurable,
> but cheaper ?
>
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> Comments ?
>
> TIA,
> Steve
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