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I've been recently going over the possibility of constructing a small PC specifically for the task of programming software.

Namely Console/Platform development.
It wouldn't be powerful, for the main reason it's for programming not playing games on... but it would be relatively, cheap, low-powered and small.

The case is 65x220x200 (approx 1/2 GameCube Size)
Possible Spec would be:

Eden x86 32bit 1000/1200/1500+ Processors (fanless)
256MB Ram
256MB Flash Drive (OS/Applications)
40GB Slimline HDD (SDK & Project Stuff)
24x CD-R/W or DVD-R/W Slimline
NVIDIA GPU (DirectX 9.0 / OpenGL 1.5 Compliant)
10/100TX Ethernet Link
2x FireWire, 4x USB
S-Video / DVI Output Lead (to connect to a monitor/tv)

looking into creating a specific OS for it capable of natively running Windows/Linux/Unix/Macintosh/Amiga stuff. Probably Windows CE based with Linux/Unix/Mac/Amiga extensions (would be the easiest way)
Would end up around £250-350 in all... depends what sort of deals I can make for certain components.

Would ofcourse be supplied ready to use, with GCC + IDE installed as Standard + SDK for each platform.

dear raven,
have you thought about installing vmware (check google under same) allows you to run all installed op systems simultaneously so's you can see how the software you're developing works on other OS's.

Be carefull though. When i was playing around with it back in '87 i was always wondering if the bugs i got were coming from the virtual machine or ma program - this means that although its a good thing to have, you still introduce another layer between you and the OS.

Would like to hear your comment.

Raymund

Raymund, VMWare is a viable and stable solution. I use it almost everyday on Windows XP.
Problem I forsee with that though is the price, as VMWare isn't cheap.

The idea is more to give a relatively cheap/cost-effective machine which you can use to purely develop on. Nothing is really set in stone so everything is subject to change, just really trying to get feedback on what people this would appeal to would like to see.