A challenge for embedded system makers...

[strredwolf]

Take one modern Jolt "Battery" can, with a usable cylindrical volume of 35 mm radius by 170 mm high.  Without substantial modifications to the can (ex small access panel), build an Pentium-class x86 computer into it.

Restrictions?  You bet:

• Pentium class at least.  No ARM, XScale, etc. 
  
• At least 64 megs of RAM. 
  
• VGA, power, USB, and Ethernet going out.
• An EPIA-ish brick or wall-wart for power.  No full AT/ATX power supply allowed.
• USB may be 1.1.  There should be ports for keyboard, mouse, and one other USB device.
• Ethernet must be provided by itself, and not as a USB dongle.

Some ideas:

• Use a Microdrive as the main drive.  Flash memory will suck.

Comments

[gentle-wolfox.livejournal.com]

The Japanese has had x86 P-4's in excess of 2GHz insde the shape and size of something along the lines of a Rubik's Cube. Challenge met and thrashed - but I am having difficulty finding the site. They also made a matchbox sized 486DX with 12Mb RAM. One side has a floppy header, the other an IDE and power connector to take a 5mm Sony jack. Ran for 7 hours off of a 9v. battery.

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

The Jumptech PC, I belive. I think they discontinued it. :(