In this “device profile”, LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum takes a look at the briQ, a tiny PowerPC based Linux system that matches the dimensions of a 5.25-inch CD-ROM drive. Lehrbaum writes . . .

“Total Impact recently introduced a tiny Power-PC based Linux system, called the 'briQ', that has the same dimensions as a standard 5.25-inch CD-ROM drive. With its built-in Ethernet LAN interface and front-mounted 2 x 24 character display and control pushbuttons, the briQ implements a completely self-contained Linux system in the space of a disk drive. Just add the desired Linux applications — and power!”

“The briQ was designed to accept a choice of Motorola and IBM PowerPC processors, including ones with AltiVec vector processing instruction set extensions, and can be deployed in either single-processor (one briQ) or multi-processor (many briQ) configurations . . .”

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