[Xastir] Small linux computers in a wall-wart sized package?

[Tom Russo]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:29:15AM -0400, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <rtg at aapsc.com> flavor, containing:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Dan Zubey wrote:
> 
> > I keep forgetting to ask, but this just reminded me...has anyone gotten
> > Xastir to compile on the ARM architecture?
> >
>   That's a moot point.  The sheevaplug has no display or console, so it's 
> not appropriate for an end-user client application.  Better suited for a 
> headless server app, like a digi or igate.

It can run vncserver, and there's lots of talk on the forums of people using
it with X applications through VNC.

>    Wasn't there talk about Xastir 2.x being broken up into client-server 
> modules, with the UI separated from the back-end digi, igate, and 
> database/logging functions?

Yes.  Lots of talk.  Since about 2002.

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