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In my day, it was thought PCs would never need more than 640KB... No, seriously... Usually these kind of devices end up doing a lot more, like file serving, ba

by wvh 10y ago

In my day, it was thought PCs would never need more than 640KB... No, seriously... Usually these kind of devices end up doing a lot more, like file serving, backups, code repository duties, music playing services, SMTP relay or even build machine tasks. If it's accessible by a technical person, it will get some serious use and abuse.

arpa 10y ago
...and none of these tasks that you mentioned are that resource-intensive, with a possible exception of build machine. What I'm saying is that we _waste_ those resources on trivial tasks very casually. Besides, the article talks about building a "router", not a "home server" or a "multipurpose hack box with routing capabilities". It's like taking $10 mil to make a bicycle "to commute".