A Potato Powered Web Server

[dnar]

Yup. A Linux web server powered from a bunch of spuds!













This is WAY COOL. Spud Server (http://totl.net/Spud/) :cool: :cool: :cool:



http://totl.net/Spud/diagram.jpg

[wbierman]

Leave it to the penguin community to harness the beloved spud. Lets see here.... first it was spud beer... and now a spud server. Whats next, a spud for President?

[MechCD]

Dude... i wanna run a puter off a 1.5v alkaline! Where do i get these ROMs to put all the goods on?

[siggy]

I did not know that you could get enough power out of a spud to run anything serious. Well maybe a light bulb. But you can cunch genes......so whats the point, right?

[MechCD]

light bulbs consume too much "juice" (spud juice LOL)

I might actually be able to do something similar to this easily with a battery. Why i would, i don't know, but it sure as heck is cool

[Jodie]

I've used this SOC before... It's a good choice... Plan on 2-4 AA batteries depending upon how long you want it to run... More for longer uptime:

http://www.national.com/appinfo/solutions/images/gx1table.gif

ST Microelectronics is also a good place to look...

[MechCD]

What would this thing do though? Host 2 web apges?

But its just fun to have a pocket web server

Maxim IC and Dallas Semi have free sample otions for hobbiests. it werks too, I now have 2 SMT 3.3v regulators and a few SMT RS232 thingies

[MechCD]

Dpes st microelectronics have a website? if so, whats the addy?



I might do this cuz its cheap and I have lots of passive components in my junk bins

[Jodie]

The problem is putting these guys onto a board... Don't even THINK about soldering BGA packs by hand...

[viperdog]

OK how many just went to the site that the potato server project is listed on..then hunted around and pressed their big red button.....it's a blast.....

[viperdog]

Yep, I can say I've done that by hand...kind of a trick to it. I can even say it worked after I did it....:cool:

[Jodie]

Originally posted by viperdog
OK how many just went to the site that the potato server project is listed on..then hunted around and pressed their big red button.....it's a blast.....

Awesomely funny! Did you figure out if it was cookie based, or if they go by IP?

[viperdog]

cookie, I'm on dialup so logged into another service and it still works...delete their cookie and all is well again..

[Jodie]

toooo funny!