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Some places to look are:

JumpTec                 www.jumptec.com         DimmPC

Cell Computing, Inc.    www.cellcomputing.com   CardPC

Epson Electronics       www.smos.com            Card-PC

CompuLab                www.compulab.co.il      i960 micro-cards and a
new 486-based one.

ZF Micro                www.zfmicro.com         386-based PC-on-chip,
claimed price is $50, claimed shipping is in Jan. 2000

Take a look at the work at Stanford University with their "Matchbox PC &
Matchbox server" <http://wearables.stanford.edu/>

Also look at <http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~shri/iPic.html> for possibly
the "smallest web server" around.

John Oram
Sacramento, CA


Everett F Batey wrote:
> 
> To build a router, radio interface, spread spectrum intreface on
> "small FreeBSD" has there been a discovery of what is the smallest
> "hardware platform" 386, 486, X86 m-board, FlashDisk, power supply
> that can be assembled in the small footprint, dollar and very small
> power consumption model.
> 
> My wife is about ready to move me and the routers, hubs, computers
> and kids to another planet ... So Cal Edison is sending the Y2K
> electricity - police to hunt me down ..  recommendations
> 
> I have seen a PC in a cigar box somewhere .. but didn't think it
> was low power ..
> 
> /Everett/
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