Reviewed: SheevaPlug development kit
Is it possible to cram a whole Linux server into something the size of a plug? Apparently it is - Marvell has combined gigabit Ethernet, flash storage and an ARM CPU with a full install of Ubuntu to produce the tiniest Linux server we've seen for some time. Can you resist the power of your geek hardware lust?
The name 'SheevaPlug' presumably comes from the fact that this small white box is little bigger than the average PSU, and with the correct connector, it will attach directly to a power socket. But instead of transforming voltages, this box contains a complete Linux machine with 512MB flash storage, 512MB RAM and a 1.2GHz ARM CPU. There's standard USB port, a hosting USB port, an SD memory card slot and an RJ45 Ethernet connector, and the whole box comes with the latest ARM build of Ubuntu pre-installed.
It's called a Development Kit because it was envisaged that embedded developers could use these devices to build their products, after which black-box appliances could be deployed based around the same hardware.
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