A Computer In A Socket

From Dick Eastman  at EOGN we learn the following:

Computers Get Even Smaller: in a Wall Socket

We all have occasionally plugged computers into a wall power socket. Now the latest Jack PC from Chip PC Technologies doesn't just plug into the wall, it IS the plug in the wall. The computer is built into the space normally devoted to a wall power socket.

The RISC processor is not PC compatible but does run a version of Linux and should be able to run some other operating systems. It is capable of driving two monitors at the same time and also has built in wi-fi wireless networking. In the picture below, you can see several monitors and keyboards on a desk, all apparently plugged into power outlets. However, the so-called power outlets are actually the computers.

What's next? A wrist computer for Dick Tracy?

****The above article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com/.