oh I liked that Lenovo Q110.... cool find Richard! :-D
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com>wrote: > David Bovill wrote: > > Is it possible to run LiveCode on a >> Sheevaplug<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug>- which runs Ubuntu >> 9.04 - but an ARM build? >> > > For almost the same price and a little larger form factor you can get a > nettop with an x86 that'll run LC well. > > Last year I found a Lenovo Q110 on Ebay for under US$150, and I set it up > with Ubuntu 10.04 and it's doing quite well - 212 days up-time and counting. > There's one on Ebay now with a current bid price of $56. > > Most of the nettops use Atom processors which provide reasonably good > performance with low power consumption, so you not only pay relatively > little to get the computer but the ongoing operating costs are low too. > > For always-on systems like file servers they can be a good option if you > need to run LiveCode on it. Not quite as small as a ShivaPlug, but pretty > small and many models to choose from. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
