Black Dog Linux server

Black Dog is truly a Linux server that fits in the palm of your hand. It is the first of its kind, since itÕs entirely powered off the USB port of a host computer.BlackDog is a fully self-contained computer with a built-in biometric reader and a host of other powerful features. Unlike any other computing device, BlackDog is completely powered off of the USB port of your host computer – no external power adapter required.
It has a PowerPC 405 Delta processor, 64MB of SRAM, MMC expansion, 256 to 512MB of solid-state storage, and a built-in biometric scanner. BlackDog supports USB 2.0. BlackDog is a linux server complete with PowerPC 405 processor running Debin Linux. Second, applications run directly from BlackDog, not from a host machine. Flash storage devices can only store and serve data/applications to a host computer. BlackDog is compatible with Windows XP, SUSE 9.3, RedHat Enterprise 4, and Debian 3.1. Currently, BlackDog does not work on a Mac. However, you may initiate a community effort to enable BlackDog for the Mac. Once BlackDog is released in September, there will be a developerÕs forum at http://dogpound.projectblackdog.com where you can coordinate this activity. When plugged into a USB port, BlackDog establishes an Ethernet-over-USB network with the host computer, serves up applications, and accesses the host computer. When plugged into a Windows XP host computer, an X server is automatically launched. This X server is configured to allow clients running on BlackDog to connect, thus allowing for access to the keyboard, video, and mouse functions. A similar process happens for Linux/x86, but requires some manual configuration for the USB device.The BlackDog can use any network that is available to the host computer.