Re: [Gumstix-users] Three more expansion board ideas

[Andrei R. <po...@gm...>]

Want to throw in a wild idea. IMO, single most attractive feature
of the Gumstix is its small size. On the other hand, single least
attractive feature is expandability. What if create a "Gum-bus"
following the same principles used in NIM, Camac, VMEBus etc,
but in a pocket-sized scale ?
Here's a picture of VME crate with some modules:
http://amanda.uci.edu/twr/twr02/TWR_VME_lights.jpg
Imaging a "crate" the size of a soap box with "Gumstix"
and other expansion modules inside.
I don't know, maybe NASA or Boeing have something of that sort
for their flight electronics ?