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2005-03-11 14:44:41 UTC
Ok, the theory is to run real-time full motion video down gigabit
ethernet, like having a TiVo in one room, and watching it on a TV in the
next, but over ethernet instead of losing quality over s-vid/RCA's or
coax, and of course not dropping to analog until the TV - or even at all
if I get a better TV with DVI (or whatever the interface of the day is) at
some point.
I'm not sure if that requires gigabit since I forget my full mo. data
throughput requirement figures :(
2nd use would be to put the swap file drive for some old computers on one
server with a nice Raptor in it.
But, dunno if overhead would make that useless.
Right now I've got at least one P100-ish laptop that I still use with like
40MB of ram, and a pathetically slow, failing, 1GB HDD. While it was
hooked to the network, it would be nice to have some non-excruciating
speed while running more than 1 app at a time.
Yes, I know, it's insane, but I REFUSE to give it up till I can find
ANYTHING witha keyboard/trackball combo I like as much.
(Basically, I'm trying to get it down to as much of an input only device
as possible, more on that possibly in another msg.)
AFAIK, it simply doesn't exist and didn't exist EVER except on this one
manuf's model line - which of course, the discontinued the feature on
within a year. I think laptop makers must have stock in hospitals doing
carple-tunnel surgery.
And whoever invented the touchpad should be shot!
So anyway, will gigabit ethernet help either of these uses?
I know I gotta get gigabit cards for each computer, but willing to do
that.
Hmm, one bad thought though, what if I can't get one for 16bit PCMCIA :(
Well, I'd still want it for the video huh.
Finally, if the answers to everything is a go, what brand/model do folks
suggest?
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ethernet, like having a TiVo in one room, and watching it on a TV in the
next, but over ethernet instead of losing quality over s-vid/RCA's or
coax, and of course not dropping to analog until the TV - or even at all
if I get a better TV with DVI (or whatever the interface of the day is) at
some point.
I'm not sure if that requires gigabit since I forget my full mo. data
throughput requirement figures :(
2nd use would be to put the swap file drive for some old computers on one
server with a nice Raptor in it.
But, dunno if overhead would make that useless.
Right now I've got at least one P100-ish laptop that I still use with like
40MB of ram, and a pathetically slow, failing, 1GB HDD. While it was
hooked to the network, it would be nice to have some non-excruciating
speed while running more than 1 app at a time.
Yes, I know, it's insane, but I REFUSE to give it up till I can find
ANYTHING witha keyboard/trackball combo I like as much.
(Basically, I'm trying to get it down to as much of an input only device
as possible, more on that possibly in another msg.)
AFAIK, it simply doesn't exist and didn't exist EVER except on this one
manuf's model line - which of course, the discontinued the feature on
within a year. I think laptop makers must have stock in hospitals doing
carple-tunnel surgery.
And whoever invented the touchpad should be shot!
So anyway, will gigabit ethernet help either of these uses?
I know I gotta get gigabit cards for each computer, but willing to do
that.
Hmm, one bad thought though, what if I can't get one for 16bit PCMCIA :(
Well, I'd still want it for the video huh.
Finally, if the answers to everything is a go, what brand/model do folks
suggest?
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