Yes, CentOS 4.2 runs fine. kernel compile of 2.6.18 something took about 80 minutes. Versus comparables of 30 minutes for a recent desktop. The mini-itx fanless box is neat but slow by today's terms. Not usable except for a specific, low load service IMO. Maybe playing MP3's in your car? Also see the DSL hadware offering. My $.02, TimJowers --- John Summerfield <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> wrote: > Kamill S wrote: > > John R Pierce schrieb: > > > > >>thats not what I'd call a 'server' by any stretch, its a mini-ITX > >>motherboard, typically used in embedded systems. As I understand > >>it, those 1.2GHz "Eden" CPUs perform comparably to a 450Mhz Pentium > >>II, have very slow memory and IO bandwidth, don't support ECC memory > >>(mandatory for any server in my book) and have very limited IO expansion. > >> > >>I suppose it really matters what this "server" is expected to do.. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>CentOS mailing list > >>CentOS at centos.org > >>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > > > Sorry, I forgot to tell that this server act as a fileserver for 7 > > windows clients. Also BackupPC should run on it. > > Sounds fine to me. Via does have some more. > Everythinglinux.com.au sells them here, for Linux. You might peruse its > website. > > I think JP lives in another world, one with bigger networks and bigger > budgets. > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > 1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Z1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu > > Please do not reply off-list > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/