Malcolm <malcolmlewis@cableone.net> wrote:
On Sat 25 May 2013 06:07:38 PM CDT, Greg Freemyer wrote:
All,
I built a webserver for a rs-232 connected weatherstation from 1998 era laptop. (256 MB ram, low power CPU)
I only used the screen / keyboard early on to configure things. Also the laptop never moves so there is no advantage to it being a laptop. The laptop has died so I want to replace it.
I'd like the replacement to be relatively small so it can fit under a bed, etc.
I've got a keyboard / mouse / monitor I can hook up for the initial build, but I would hope after that all support would be via ssh. I'd like the PC to have a rs-232 connection just because I've read the weatherstation doesn't work well with usb-to-rs232 adapters.
Recommendations?
Maybe an ARM based platform (one supported by openSUSE).
Thanks Greg Hi What about a pico-itx device, I have one running SLES 11 SP2 with a 8GB IDE SSD for the OS and a rotating 250GB SATA for data... it has a serial port....
That looks like a good form factor, now I still need to pick an actual pc. Greg -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org