FW: [Malvern] Network Attached Storage?

[Richard Smedley]

On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 20:59 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> There are a couple that are based on a Linux OS that were quoted on a
> mailing list a little while ago - a problem of having so many lists!  I'll
> see what I can find and post.
> 
> The one thing I do remember is that almost without fail, the disk format
> used was a FAT derivative.

You're thinking of the NSLU-2 [1], after you install
Debian you can use any format for disks.

The Thecus N2100 [2] is a popular alternative as a 
Debian-flashed NAS-as-home-server - more powerful than 
the SLUG box, but more expensive.

 - Richard

[1] 
<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-NSLU2UK-Storage-Link-Drives/dp/B0002ZDQLI/ref=sr_1_1/202-2132744-6424649?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1191880159&sr=8-1>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/

[2]
http://www.sqsdatastorage.co.uk/khxc/index.php

cf:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Linux_based_devices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NAS_manufacturers

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