Re: EMC Black Box

> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:14:23 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lloyd G <lloydg_98@...>
>Subject: EMC Black Box

>Following the SBC line of thought why not a standard
>mother board with all the availability and low cost
>factors that implies its already got ports coms etc
>add network card ,Video card.

>Now instead of making EMC ROM based why not plug in a
>Flash HDD emulator, plug in a CDROM run the BDI set
>everything up to talk to a remote windows computer.

We are on the same wavelength here Lloyd. I would be concerned about the cost of the flash ROMS though. The usual minimum capacity I hear about EMC is 500 MEG and that would seem to be a little expensive for flash.

We can get older PC's in the US for very little money and they usually have all the needed ports. That's why I had thought to go that route myself. I'm talking $200 US or less. I don't know if I could find a new SBC with hard drive, CDrom, NIC, and ports enough to make a controller for the same money. The other side of the coin, is that these computers usually are about 70% air inside. Add a little more fan and it might even be feasable to put the whole thing in one box. Computer, powersupply and drivers.

Oh yea, paint it black. ;-)


Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService

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