[MLB-WIRELESS] Query re Thin Clients

[Todd Hubers]

maybe try a Gumstix computer - http://www.gumstix.com/
Todd

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:21 PM, peter berrett <berrettp at optusnet.com.au>wrote:

>  Hi all
>
> I have query regarding Linux and seeing as most people at MW use Linux I
> hope it is ok to ask here.
>
> I want to make a small low power computer for a balloon project. I have
> noticed that used thin clients are very cheap and use low power.
>
> Is it possible to reflash a thin client with a small distribution of linux
> (eg Puppy Linux) to make it run as a small self contained computer?
>
> If so can you recommend any good used models?
>
> eg what do you think of these?
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Compaq-EVO-T20-Thin-Client_W0QQitemZ370276332141QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Servers?hash=item563630726d
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Sun-Microsystems-SunRay-1G-Ultra-Thin-Client-Model-102_W0QQitemZ110439967192QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Networking?hash=item19b6bc29d8
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IBM-Thin-client-8363-Linux-Netvista-N2200_W0QQitemZ330360299030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Networking?hash=item4ceb021e16
>
>
> Thanks Peter
>
>
>
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