User talk:Sgnpinoy/test4Plugs

This is a draft page to discuss if an article is deemed appropriate for Wikipedia Sgnpinoy (talk) 08:01, 2 March 2011 (UTC) *****************

Advantages

 * The Downward Trend of Computer Servers Physical Size
 * Mainframe → Mini-Computer → Workstations → PCs → Notebooks/Netbooks → Plug Computers??

Is this the latest in the trend today?
 * Green Computing
 * Consumes as little as 5~6W without add-on peripherals
 * Open Source
 * Low Cost
 * Ease of Developing/Porting applications

Disadvantages

 * Usually small memory size makes it not very suitable for big applications
 * Lack of Graphics Card limits it to Server applications
 * Adding external USB-based touchpanel LCD can be costly
 * Fan-less Approach may limit its usage in harsher environments

Nimbus Plug Computer
The Nimbus Plug Computer is a 2nd Generation re-design of the of the original reference design of the"Plug computers" on the market. It features the same 1.2 GHz Marvell Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 ARM-compatible CPU (aka Feroceon) and has features literally the same as the reference design, except the Nimbus comes supplied with Debian 5 (Lenny) - ARM build.

What is very different is the Ultra Compact firm factor and is only HALF the size of the the reference design. Those who were asked to comment on it at CES2010 could not believe that it is a Computer.

The development kit version (to assist in the development of software for the platform) adds an external JTAG Kit and cable, in additional to the GCC cross-compiler for ARM. The JTAG device has a mini USB connector wired to an FTDI FT2232 chip which provides the developer's computer with access to two ports, a JTAG port connected to the internal JTAG bus, and an RS232 port connected to the Kirkwood processor's serial port through which the bootstrap and kernel console can be accessed. This debug console can be accessed from any computer with support for the FTDI bus translator (FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows).

Projects done with the Nimbus
Some of the applications that have been dreceloped on the Nimbus include:

''These had actually been setup on a larger PC Server in 2904 by a small software company in Singapore for its business needs. Now the same applications (and even more more) can be installed on a tiny plug computer a fraction of the size of a PC and consuming a fraction of the power.''
 * SOHO Office Communications Server
 * Postfix Email Server (with Dovecot IMAP/POP3 and Webmail Support)
 * Apache Web server and PHP
 * MySQL Database system
 * FTP Server (and remote acess Serer)
 * Samba Server
 * Print Server
 * Groupware Server & more


 * Low Cost Video Surveillance
 * Use of up to 3 USB Webcams
 * Motion Software application for Motion detection and video recording
 * Saving video footage unto USB HDD
 * Alerts


 * Low Cost & Low Operating Cost Torrent Downloader
 * Storage in USB HDD
 * Web Browser Interface


 * Many Others

Feedback
Please find below my 2-cents worth of feedback

Layout & presentation issues Content issues
 * 1) Looks fine, don't see much issues
 * 1) Looks fine
 * VG>> Sounds good


 * 1) Wording - a little advertisement like. Reword some sentences. Remember you are not selling the product, you are just dispassionately documenting the features (both good and bad) of this product.
 * VG>> hehe its had to be not excited that something I had been dreaming of since 2003 when I implemented the SOHO Comms Server on a large PC Server can now be done in a tiny server the size of a charger


 * 1) Image - Make sure that the image you are using is not-copyrighted.
 * VG>> I took this photo myself :)


 * 1) You can write a lot more in this article, provided you can get references. E.g.
 * 2) A short section on "Plug computing" could be useful. Not a full page but may be 4-5 sentences to show why is this subject noteworthy?
 * 3) A short section on "current and future applications" of the plug computer.
 * 4) A short section on "Summary of Gadget Reviews" from any of the magazines or credible websites/forums that you might have read about this. Any future trends that these magazines are reporting?
 * 5) Project details about the "SOHO Project" - Is there a press release for that? If not you might want to find some credible source to put across your viewpoint.

Citations This is the area which I think needs the most work on your part.
 * 1) Need a few more citations at least. E.g. Article on SheevaPlug has 31 references. your article has only one. And the reference you have is about Sheevaplug, not nimbus. So get more relevant content from Google, Google news, Google news archives, Google books, Google scholar or offline sources like books,  magazines, etc.
 * 2) Citations are important to show where you are getting your content from. Remember Wikipedia is not for original viewpoints and research but only for cataloging what has already been researched and said. So every paragraph must have citation (i.e. to show where did you find that information)
 * 3) You have used the you-tube link inside the article. I think you can modify the presentation to make it a citation for your article. Can you get more material on CES2010 Plug Computing displays? try their press releases, etc. That would serve as additional citation material too.
 * VG>> thanks so much for all the above. I will try t work on these points. There are several articles from CES2010 showing the little Nimbus Plug as I was there!

These are just some suggestions to help you improve the article. You do not have to follow them but you can do what you think is necessary. Your effort in this is indeed time-consuming but I notice that you are passionate enough to try and get your point across. From where I see it, you are telling the world about exciting new product with exciting new possibilities. So you are on the right track. Keep it up!! And hopefully you will produce a quality article in no time....
 * VG>> thanks so much, If only there are more people like you whoa re willing to out in a little time to help a novice get up to speed, the world of  Wikipedia will be so mooch better for it.

abhishek singh (talk) 19:44, 2 March 2011 (UTC)