Wall Mount box-sized thin client… yum!

Oh we likes it, we likes it!

The Jack-PC from Chip PC converts existing LAN jacks into full-function Windows CE-powered thin clients, apparently wihtout requiring additional cabling. It runs on an AMD Au1550 Alchemy processor with 128Mb of RAM and 64 MB of flash. Three versions are available, two supporting 1280×1024 and a third with DVI support up to 1600×1200. The best thing is that two of the models are powered via Power over Ethernet (PoE), meaning that you stick one of these over your existing Ethernet Jack and off you go!

I’d love to have some of these for an LTSP or even ICA setup in the kitchen – just plug it into a TFT and keyboard/mouse combo, and off we go.

Chip PC have provided a bunch of specs for us to drool over:

Processor — AMD Au1500

• 6700 — 333 MHz
• 6800 and 6900 — 500 MHz

Memory:

• 6700 — 64 MB DDR RAM, 32 MB DoC
• 6800 and 6900 — 128 MB DDR RAM, 64 MB DoC

Display — 128-bit 3D graphics accelerator

• 6700 and 6800 — Analog VGA out, 1280 x 1024, 16M colors, 4 MB/8 MB (6700/6800) graphics RAM
• 6900 — DVI out, 1600 x 1200, 16M colors, 8 MB graphics RAM, dual screen support

I/O Ports:

• 10/100 BaseT Ethernet with auto negotiate
• 4 USB 2.0
• 16-bit stereo audio, line in line out jacks

Power:

• 6700 — 5 VDC at 2.4 A
• 6800 and 6900 — Power over Ethernet, 36 to 56 VDC

Software:

• Embedded operating system — Windows CE 5.2
• Supported protocols — Microsoft RDP 5.2, Citrix ICA 8.x
• Local Web browser — IE 6.0

More information on the JackPC can be found here