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[/img]Hello, multipurpose! Seagate's Pogoplug-based FreeAgent DockStar
-- at least at a glance -- isn't much good to those who aren't buying
up DockStar HDDs. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll realize that
this minuscule adapter packs a 1.2GHz Marvell processor, 128MB of RAM
and 256MB of ROM. There's also a smattering of USB ports and an
Ethernet socket; add that all up, and you've got a hacker's
playground. One Hunter Davis decided to see just how much he could
squeeze out of this here peripheral, which can be widely found for as
little as $25 nowadays. Thanks to a copy of Debian Linux, a good bit
of programming know-how, a DisplayLink USB-to-VGA adapter and a USB
sound adapter, he was able to concoct a homegrown emulation console
that could handle nearly everything he threw at it. 'Course, you'll
have to spring for those other parts if you don't have a house full of
random doodads, but once he figures out how to install a battery and
make the entire setup portable... look out! Head on past the break for
an in-action video.
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