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Subject: Inexpensive, low power, "wall wart" computer
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http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html

This looks promising: a $100 ($50 in volume) 5 Watt computer.
1.2GHz CPU, 512MB each of RAM and Flash
Marvell 88F6281 "Kirkwood" SoC
gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports

Looks like the SoC also has a 2nd Ethernet port, 2 SATA parts,
PCIe and other stuff that isn't brought out for some reason.
http://linuxdevices.com/files/misc/marvell_88F6000_diagram.gif

Anyone have an idea how much work it would take to get
BSD running on this thing?  Get the 2nd Ethernet working
and have a 5 Watt firewall for personal and SOHO use.
(Obviously you aren't going to run a Fortune-500 company
through this thing.)  Or use it as a USB device server.
Bring the SATA ports out and make a small NAS.  And so on.
Unfortunately I don't see firewire listed. :-(