LinuxDevices: Device Profile: Asterisk PC Reviver

"The PC Reviver from Asterisk is an inexpensive device that intended to turn aging x86-based PCs into thin clients by replacing their hard-drive with a solid-state flash memory device that boots an embedded Linux OS. The 'revived' computer can then be used as a network appliance for Citrix, Windows, Linux, and/or browser-based server-centric computing networks.

"The $150 Reviver includes an integral 44-pin IDE header through which it plugs directly into the hard drive IDE connector pins on x86 PC motherboards. An integrated power connector attaches it to a standard hard drive power supply cable..."

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