NetBSD Toaster

[tails92]

Have you heard of this toaster that runs NetBSD?
http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/05/08/11/1754253.shtml?tid=222&tid=133&tid=7

Very cool
Maybe we can run gcc on it ?

 

[Sik]

Oh, OK, you've surprised me now.

 

[supershadow2]

What the...

!@#$%

 

[hotdog003]

A toaster.

Did I hear that correctly? A toaster, as in 'make toast', as in 'heat bread to high levels to turn it brown and crispy'?

Wow... Looking at that article about how it has apache and PHP installed and running made me just burst into laughter.
I mean, come on! A toaster acting as a webserver?!? That's just wierd.

 

[kingknux]

A toaster.

Did I hear that correctly? A toaster, as in 'make toast', as in 'heat bread to high levels to turn it brown and crispy'?

Wow... Looking at that article about how it has apache and PHP installed and running made me just burst into laughter.
I mean, come on! A toaster acting as a webserver?!? That's just wierd.

http://www.embeddedarm.com/news/netbsd_toaster.htm

It can. It has a 512MB compact flash integrated. And, it has a serial, an USB port, and Ethernet (!) too.
Of course, it can only host small websites (around ~100MB).
Maybe we can port SRB2 to it (thanks X11!)

 

[Omega the Hedgehog]

Everything is controlled through sysctl, there are LEDs that show you what is going on, the toaster can play MP3s while it fries the bread and even has Apache/PHP installed.

*explodes with uncontrollable laughter*

 

[SRB2-Playah]

o.o
Of all the time they could've spent on something usefull... They chose to make a toaster that runs NetBSD...
-.- This is why we're not zooming around in hover cars yet.

 

[Bigboi]

.............Why?

 

[supershadow2]

I heard it could run 2 copies of half-life 2 and still have enough memory to play solitary whilst it loads!

:P

 

[tails92]

LET'S DO THE FREAKIN' TOAST!

Seriously, you can even compile programs with this toaster.

 

[Shuffle]

'kay, I'll just compile a program to automatically toast my toast at 6 A.M..

Seriously, this whole thing is lame >_>.

 

[Sik]

Mmmmmmh... I think that the NetBSD is only used for create customizable toasting programs...

 

[tails92]

Mmmmmmh... I think that the NetBSD is only used for create customizable toasting programs...

"Of course it runs NetBSD"
No, NetBSD is a fully-fledged UNIX-like OS like Linux or/and FreeBSD
I've heard that PSP contains some code from NetBSD.
Oh, and because I got broadband (four days ago) I downloaded it (v.2.0.2/x86).
One thing I noticed is that NetBSD supports too few soundcards (my CM8738 doesn't work with it, while on Linux and other *BSDs it works out of the box ).
But NetBSD is still nice, though (I can survive without audio).

 

[Bigboi]

.......Why?

 

[tails92]

.......Why?

.......Why?

XD

 

[Bigboi]

Seriously,

........Why?

 

[Sik]

Mmmmmmh... I think that the NetBSD is only used for create customizable toasting programs...

"Of course it runs NetBSD"
No, NetBSD is a fully-fledged UNIX-like OS like Linux or/and FreeBSD
I've heard that PSP contains some code from NetBSD.
Oh, and because I got broadband (four days ago) I downloaded it (v.2.0.2/x86).
One thing I noticed is that NetBSD supports too few soundcards (my CM8738 doesn't work with it, while on Linux and other *BSDs it works out of the box ).
But NetBSD is still nice, though (I can survive without audio).

I mean when NetBSD is used in the toaster.

 

[brianv]

LOL! A toaster!

 

[Jake]

Can it sing Wagner?

Uh, because it should. Seriously.

 

[SRB2-Playah]

Can it do homework?
Or burn it? Either will sell nicely to the young 'uns.