LinuxJournal: Testing and Building with the New gumstix SBCs, Part 1 | Linux Today

LinuxJournal: Testing and Building with the New gumstix SBCs, Part 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 26, 2005

“At the time of my first review of the original gumstix product,
the gumstix waysmall 200X (ws200x), it contained the versions of
what the company since has renamed the Basix FFMC. One version was
available with Bluetooth connectivity and one without. The gumstix
company prefers to refer to its modules as Full Function Miniature
Computers (FFMC), principally because of the move toward the
mother/daughter card concept. In the first review, I explored the
strengths and weaknesses of these products. Here, I revisit the
issues discussed in the first review and provide a status
update…”

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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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