Palm-sized computer features network connectivity
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor -- EDN, October 18, 2006
Gumstix's latest miniature computer targets the customized-network-appliance market, and you can use it as a file and print server, a network server, a software application server, a Web server, an IP (Internet Protocol)-telephony server or any combination of the these functions. Measuring only 1-3/8×4-1/8 in., the Netstix 200xm-cf computer combines a 200-MHz Intel XScale PXA255-based motherboard with compact flash and 10/100-Gbps Ethernet connectivity. With a Linux operating system, open-source peripheral drivers, and FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Class A certification for business use, the computer becomes a low-cost hardware platform for network-appliance-product development. The basic Netstix 200xm-cf comes with 64 Mbytes of RAM and 16 Mbytes of flash memory, and prices start at $165 (1000).
