[asterisk-users] Anyone using an Intel Atom ?

[Gordon Henderson]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Steve Totaro wrote:

> I will never install anything called "Linpus", lol, that might be
> worst name for a distro I have ever heard.

I know!

> I am watching some Fedora and CentOS threads, I want everything to
> work, last I checked, the onboard video cam and the wireless NIC was
> sort of working or not working.

Well - Linpus seems to be a RH derivative - it uses 'yum' for package 
management - not something I'm that up on, but the webcam works as does 
the Wi-Fi (I think we've only used the wired Ethernet once!) so blame the 
distros rather than the hardware.

I couldn't get a .config file out of it, but I guess if I looked at the 
linpus website I could find it - they have all the sources on-line...

> Snagged it off Ebay for $300 even after M$ Cashback 30% deal and
> retired a Dell 600m that had a cracked screen and the fan flaked out
> so it would only run at 600mhz.  Not sure whether it is even worth
> repurposing except for the memory and HD.
>
> Single Unit Uitx 945G ATOM330 for a dual core, mobo, PCI slots for
> ~$82 plus shipping.
> http://www.antonline.com/p_BOXD945GCLF2-PG_534270.htm is one heck of a deal!

That's a prety good price - I didn't think the dual-core Atoms were out 
yet. I'll wait until I can get something in the UK..

Damn - I've just found it in thet UK too:

   http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=1606310

Muuuussssust resisssssst .....

I just wish there was a fanless version - one feature which I like in the 
VIA boards I use.

> I am really trying not to spend with things the way they are but that
> is hard to resist.

Indeed! Damn. Wish I hadn't googled for the dual-core one now. That's only 
marginally more than I paid for the single core one yesterday. Damn. Damn. 
Damn.

> Apologies for anyone offended for me posting a link to a good deal
> that I have absolutely no affiliation with.

;-)

Gordon