[CS-FSLUG] Mini-itx kits

[dmc]

There is a project like this underway on the Puppy Linux site.

They have been looking at attaching a USB stick to a spare
USB port off the motherboard as one element of the concept.

http://www.murga.org/%7Epuppy/viewtopic.php?t=178&start=60

http://www.goosee.com/puppy

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Nathan T. wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm interested in some sort of mini-itx kit or other small 
> bare bones kit for making a cheap yet usable computer. The reason for 
> this is that I would like to keep using my desktop for normal use, and 
> then have a second computer on a KVM switch for development purposes.
> 
> I am no looking for brand new hardware by any means, but I would also 
> like to avoid sites like eBay and the like. I am looking for anything 
> that would give me decent performance with Linux and KDE, is small and 
> virtually noiseless, and has a hard drive that's at least 20 Gb or more.
> 
> Right now this is all just in the planning stage, I don't even know if 
> I'll stick to this since I might find another hobby to keep myself busy. 
> I would however like to get some thoughts on how this could be done, and 
> whether or not anyone things it's even concievably possible for me to 
> build or buy a developer box for under CAD $300. I would like to strip 
> the cost down as much as possible without going with something that 
> won't last, the computer will really just be for building packages and 
> compiling software though.


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