DreamPlug is a compact and low power
plug computer
A plug computer is an external device, often configured for use in the home or office as a compact computer. The name is derived from the small configuration of such devices; they are often enclosed in an AC power plug or AC adapter.
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running
Debian Linux
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, based on
Marvell's Kirkwood 88F6281
ARM9E
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SoC. It is intended to be a device that could act as a web server, a
printing server or any other network service. It uses micro-SD internal storage and an external
Secure Digital
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The standard was introduced in August 1999 by joint efforts between SanD ...
slot, but also offers USB ports and a
Serial ATA port to connect external disks.
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Improvements over the GuruPlug
The DreamPlug is an evolution of the GuruPlug, based on the SheevaPlug
The SheevaPlug is a " plug computer" designed to allow standard computing features in as small a space as possible.
As one of the first such computers on the market, the device has a 1.2 GHz Marvell Kirkwood 6281 ARM-compatible CPU, a.k.a. ...
platform.
Apart from internal processor changes, the DreamPlug features a new case design, second Gigabit Ethernet
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, eSATA
SATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives. Serial ATA succeeded the earlier Parallel ATA (PATA) standard t ...
, SD slot (and internal microSD slot replacing the internal NAND), audio in/out, and a removable PSU.[DreamPlug wiki](_blank)
Early version of DreamPlug has 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
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2.1+EDR. It is also shipped with 2 GB microSD card.
Current version has 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0. It is also shipped with 4 GB microSD card.[ ]
See also
* Plug computer
A plug computer is an external device, often configured for use in the home or office as a compact computer. The name is derived from the small configuration of such devices; they are often enclosed in an AC power plug or AC adapter.
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References
External links
Google code project for DreamPlug
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Linux-based devices
Computer storage devices
Computer-related introductions in 2011