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LinuxDevices: Instant Linux Server on a Flash Chip

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 2004

“A network solutions provider in Japan is selling Flash chips
that it says can turn most any x86 system into an instant embedded
Linux server. Infotram says its “Infobox server chips” reduce
installation time, increase security and stability, and improve
performance thanks to a RAM-disk based filesystem.

“The Infobox chips include a 2.4.23 Linux kernel, the same
version used in Red Hat 9, along with open source web, mail, and
ftp servers and anti-virus scanning software.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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