Build Your Own Mini-Computer

Bored in Chattanooga writes: "Tom's is running an article reviewing a Shuttle mini-computer. Seems to have everything the average computer user would need, minus a nice 3D graphics card. Perhaps the standard large ATX-size computer cases will cease to exist and be replaced by these "mini-computers." I find these gems cuter than any iMac I've ever seen!"

better mini computer

[MathJMendl]

I'd rather have one of these [umass.edu]...then again, it might be kind of hard to upgrade.

My house isn't shrinking?

[scott1853]

So why should my PC? I have 9' ceilings. Saving 10" on the vertical height of my computer is not a problem.

Besides, where will you put the flourescent light and glass window?

Uh oh, conflicting geek factors... smaller vs. pointlessly cool... arghh.... losing... precious... karma...

Re:better mini computer...if you like downtime

[coltrane]

Read http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~shri/iPic-demo.html [umass.edu]

It's been down for over two years...I'll pass.

"Note: 1 Sep 1999: The iPic web-server is currently off-line, it will be back shortly. Meantime, please visit the mirror site below."

Mirror site of what's on the iPic FWIW. [umass.edu]

Re:better mini computer

[SecretAsianMan]

Yeah, well I'd rather have one of these [pdp11.org], which is what I think of when I hear "minicomputer". Nyah!

Re:yes, unfortunate misuse of terminology

[atam]

Why on earth would a supposedly tech-savvy site misuse a term like that? I seriously thought they were referring to wardrobe-sized computers.

It is called Jargon-Overloading(TM,patent-pending), a concept borrowed from the industrial-accepted Object-Oriented concept of Method-Overloading.

Imagine...

[willum448]

A beowulf cluster of these!

Re:yes, unfortunate misuse of terminology

[Eccles]

I guess we're both dating ourselves here.

Hey, it's not like anyone else would date you.

(You put a straight line like that up and you expect me to resist?)