[clue-tech] Mini-itx and pico-itx

[Brian Gibson]

For solid state drives, there are adapters such that
you can use compact flash cards.  Many mini-ITX builds
go this route.  And of course any modern motherboard
should have USB-boot capability.

Another interesting distribution to look at is Devil
Linux.  You can set a box up to run off a CD so that
the entire file system is read-only.

A quicker option may be to simply get an off-the-shelf
mini-PC and replace the OS, for example the Zonbu
Desktop Mini. (http://www.zonbu.com/)

--- Sean LeBlanc <seanleblanc at comcast.net> wrote:

> So, I was reading an article detailing someone
> putting together a pico-itx
> from a barebones kit, and I got to wondering about
> these. Right now, it
> looks a tad expensive, so I started casting around
> for what's up with
> mini-itx systems.
> 
> I think I asked something about this before, along
> similar lines, but here
> goes again. I'm sure a lot has changed since back
> then anyway...
> 
> I'd really like to find a system that was fanless,
> took very little wattage
> to run, and has at least two ether ports. I'd like
> to run something like
> Dan's Guardian on it, maybe using OpenBSD and put it
> between LAN and the
> cloud that is the internet. Obviously it will be
> always on. I thought about
> using SSD, but after looking at the price, thought I
> may have to hold off on
> that (16G hovering around $300 - yikes!).
> 
> Has anyone built a firewall box along these lines,
> and do you have any
> advice? 
> 
> One search I did turned up something from
> damnsmalllinux:
> 
>
http://damnsmalllinux.org/store/Mini_ITX_Systems/Mini_ITX_BareBones_Computer
> 
> -- 
> Sean LeBlanc:seanleblanc at comcast.net  
> http://sean-leblanc.blogspot.com/
> If mathematically you end up with the wrong answer,
> try multiplying by the 
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