[MLB-WIRELESS] Query re Thin Clients

[emdeex]

There are lots of different types of single-board PC's.  For your
project, what is your maximum payload weight?  The weight requirement
would narrow the choices down.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Todd Hubers <todd.hubers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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