You might look at a Windows Home Server. You can get one pre-built or build your own. The hardware requirements are not heavy at all, so you can end up with a small box that doesn't take much power (it's headless - no monitor or keyboard, and administered from any networked PC).
WHS boxes are meant to run 24/7, although you can have them sleep in the middle of the night if you wish. Nice added features are automated backup of all PCs (and Macs too if you buy a system from HP), remote access, media sharing and even home automation. OEM copies of Windows Home Server run around $90, and complete systems run from $400-700. -- gcurrie -Gordon Squeezebox Server 7.4 HP MediaSmart 485 Duet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gcurrie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69109 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
