[Tfug] Are boxen obsolete?

[Zack Breckenridge]

Erich,

I say yes, but for different reasons. Couple of good examples:

*
http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/caseless-virtualization-cluster-part-1/
* http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/edison_fuzz/

Of course maybe the second one doesn't really count as boxen (but you could
probably do a lot of work with a PC sized cluster), and the first one has
no box, but rolling your own device is still worth it in many cases (and
possibly still cheaper than cloud prices over a year or so depending on the
workload).

As TR mentioned, a BeagleBone Black is great for a mini-boxen. I have one
and it's awesome. I use it as a mini server/router at work.

Zack B.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015, 4:42 PM TR <trexx at pobox.com> wrote:

> Boxen arn't as big anymore but I still assemble parts  The motherboard
> test to be a SBC,  mine are BeagleBone Black, used for learning
> ComputerVision.     I hear BBB makes for a good multimedia boxen.
>
> TR
>
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 3:40 PM, erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>
>> That is,
>>        a computer which has hardware components which you can mix and
>> match.
>> Get the box. Get the motherboard, The processor, etc. Then add the
>> software,
>> (Linux, of course), and configure it to your liking. My kick is
>> multimedia.
>>        How many people are doing that anymore? Nowadays you buy the tablet
>> or the smartphone. Many apps come pre-installed, and you get it all from
>> the
>> cloud: banking, social media, etc. Who ever heard of installing a
>> souped-up video
>> display for the smart-phone that you already have. You go out and buy a
>> new one.
>> Right?
>>        Never mind that everybody else is getting  monolithic computers
>> with
>> pre-installed software. Will there still be retailers that cater to
>> geeks like
>> me with unusual tastes in hardware/software?  As you know, Radio Shack
>> isn't doing very well. (That' where I bought my 1st PC)
>>
>> Erich
>>
>>
>>
>>
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