On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:51 AM, AGSCalabrese <agscal@gmail.com> wrote:

> My software choices require that I use X86.  I am combining a higher
> level language with C.
> The application will be a smart camera that is extremely easy for
> neophytes to configure.
> Gus
>
> > On Jun 20, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Herbert Graf wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 22:34 -0600, AGSCalabrese wrote:
> >>
> >> I would like to find a Pentium ( or equivalent X86 ) Single Board
> >> computer that has RAM, Flash ( or a flash slot ), Ethernet 100 or
> >> 1000, and USB 2.0 support.    Any suggestions ?
> >> ( no graphics, sound, PATA, SATA or other stuff )
> >
> > Any reason you are focusing on x86? The moment you open up to other
> > architectures the number of cheap options skyrockets.
> >
> > TTYL
> >
>


I'm not biased, but I agree, loose the x86 anchor, there is plenty of
support
for other platforms that play well in the sandpit... from the docpages
<quote>

For new development, the Gumstix supports the following languages out of the
box:

   - C
   - sh scripting
   - C++ (Buildroot revision 1444 and later)

The following languages can be easily enabled in the
Buildroot<http://docwiki.gumstix.org/index.php/Buildroot>:


   - C++
   - Java <http://docwiki.gumstix.org/index.php/Java>
   - Awk
   - Perl (incarnated as MicroPerl)
   - Python <http://docwiki.gumstix.org/index.php/Python>
   - Tcl

</quote>
http://www.gumstix.net/


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