With the arrival of the NetBooks what has happend with the likes of Linutop the Linux based ready-to-use small desktop computer.
Linutop’s operating system is stored on an internal flash memory and it comes with free standard ready-to-use Linux software: Firefox, Open Office, VLC Media player… and can be easily customized with additional software.
With no moving parts, Linutop offers a completely silent (0 dB), energy-efficient operation in an extremely small package.
There are many uses for such a small computer: Internet Kiosk, Office Desktop, Library Desktop, Schools, elevators, sales point, vending machines, halls, presentation.
I am thinking of other applications for this tiny PC:
- in car entertainment system, attached to a small usb touchscreen
- a small web server to serve local applications
- a local proxy server with Squid and squidGuard Content Filtre
- a local Nagios Monitoring System
- a backup system or file server attached to external Storage devices
- Local Network Firewall
- and the list goes on
Basically a few of these little beasts can run a whole business.
