[LHA-misc] CompactFlash on IDE

[John K. <jk...@pr...>]

Hi ho.

FWIW, I found a place[1] that sells cf2ide adapters via a secure shopping
site.  I bought two at ~$20ea + 4.50 UPS ground.  The shipping cost was
the same for 1 or 2 adapters and might be true for a few more.


CompactFlash offers a solid-state IDE(ish) interface that, given a
passive adapter, you could boot PC hardware from.  Coupled with a
LEAF (http://leaf.sf.net) distribution and some low power components one
could build a variety of fanless "appliances" (routers, HomeAuto,
X-term, LTSP client, etc.).

I've liked the LEAF concept for a long time.  Minimal Debian derivation,
secure by default (it's got a firewall focus).  Wicked fast boot (10s).

I'm going to update my cf2ide pages[2] in a day or so to be more of a 
"why" resource more than a "how" :)

John


[1] http://www.acscontrol.com
[2] http://www.projectplasma.com/cf2ide