How about a mini-MAC? Too expensive for sure, but totally sexy.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Van Meggelen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April 7, 2006 9:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] Small PC to use as a console > > I am looking to provision a small pc for use as a web console > (for FOP, let's say). An Apple mini-MAC would be aboout the > right size, but really too expensive. A mini-ITX board might > do, but there are so many of them now and the VIA boards seem > to have a reputation for poor quality. > > Features needed: > - silent (solid state components or ultra quiet fans/drives) > - ability to handle a CF card as a boot drive (if an adaptor > card is needed that's OK) > - small footprint, and preferably styled conservatively > - possibility to add full softphone capability later > (although this would be something to do for the second > version, console 1.0 should be a basic PC to start - adding > speech paths will vastly increase the development effort). > - anything else I have missed? > - unit has to be new (i.e. no used Dells from a liquidator), > and have a reasonably reliable supply chain > > Also, what OS to run? The console will only need to run a > browser app, and perhaps an email client. A nice lightweight > Linux might do, but is there such a thing as lightweight X? > (that looks good and runs Firefox). > > If we can put our heads together and think this one through > it'd benefit any of us who do enterprise work, because sooner > or later you can be sure you're going to be asked to > provision a pc to be dedicated as a console, and a huge, > noisy PC is not going to be popular. > > It'd be cool to wiki the results as well, since this would > benefit the community at large. > > Jim > > -- > Jim Van Meggelen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > > "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. > This makes me rich." > Guy Kawasaki > -- > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release > Date: 06/04/2006 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release > Date: 06/04/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 06/04/2006
