nicketynick;210873 Wrote: > But only a dedicated (to slimserver) user interface, and no easy access > to an OS for amateurs like me to screw up! I keep bricking my SBs > because I can't keep an OS running! Maybe I've just had a run of bad > luck?
I'm not one to put much stake in "bad luck". If your OS (or OSes) keeps dying, there is a cause for it. So, what's causing it? Insatiable need to screw around with the machine (stop that!), or something more insidious, like power spikes (possible), viruses (doubt it), demonic possession (hmm...50/50). Keeping a stock Ubuntu OS running is not hard. Why is it impossible for you to not tinker with a dedicated slimserver machine, if a dedicated slimserver is what you want? Nicketynick, I see what you're asking for, as well as the good spirit in which you are asking for it, but I just don't see how an appliance like this could be engineered and sold for cheap and still be able to do all the things that slimserver currently does. At least not today. BTW--I totally disagree with the idea that you can't get a reliable PC for < $200. Maybe not a reliable *recent* system for that, but you don't need recent. Linux shines on old hardware. cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36385 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
