From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-11-27T05:34:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Rails on Gumstix

Giles Bowkett wrote:
> However, to be a little more realistic, and to speak about Ruby rather
> than Java, there was a recent project using those things which added
> them to tiny remote-control helicopters and set up a WiFi network to
> explore flocking in flying robots, and they had a simple Web
> application for their user interface. That would be a perfect use of
> Rails in this context, and of course you could write the flocking code
> in Ruby as well.
>
> http://perso.orange.fr/pascal.brisset/chromicro/doc/chromicro.html
Yeah, there's a link to the flocking helos on the Gumstix website. I 
like the sound of that: "Hey, Georgia, look at those flocking helos!" :) 
I don't know what software they used for the web servers, but it was 
probably not Ruby. The gizmos now come with Python and "microperl", and 
the native web server is "boa".
> Wow, I just checked the web site, they look SO different than they
> used to. They didn't used to have the cases on there, it's a big
> change visually. Hmm, also it looks like they use Bluetooth instead of
> WiFi. I have absolutely no idea what the difference is there, I have a
> feeling it probably doesn't matter.
They have two models, the Waysmall and the Netstix. The Netstix has a 
regular Ethernet port and a compact flash slot. You can put a WiFi or 
Bluetooth card in the slot. They Waysmall has an MMC slot; I don't know 
what peripherals are available MMC, but it also has two serial ports, a 
USB port, and comes it three models, one of which has Bluetooth built in.

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