Shuttle to release sub-$200 Linux box
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 16:07.
ONE OF THE potentially biggest announcements at CES will probably go unnoticed by most, a Linux box from Shuttle. Get ready for a low priced machine from a big name, a first that I am aware of.
When you don't have to pay the MS monopoly tax, you save a huge chunk of money from your Bill of Materials (BoM).
Also: CES 2008: Day 0 Preview
target $100 desktop computer :? Design concept ?
Mini $5 cpu(no chipset apple mainframe architecture design without scsi) motherboard with USB connectors, USB 7 inch LCD monitor, USB DVD/rw, and USB 1" hdd make up the computer with USB keyboard and mouse.
The concept is fewer parts, power supplied thru USB 5 volt source on motherboard via ac adaptor. HDD virtual dynamic memory is cheap.
Cpu is designed with large L1/L2 cache, FPU and ALU only; no chipset no drams. All computer components are USB driven. Hotpluged for maximum speed of serial data transmission. DVD/RW can be an option?
This concept will cut out much of the x86 features of a computer terminal. It will just be a mainframe computer with USB console.