The Xi3 Modular Computer is powered by AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 processors, either 2000+ 1GHz or 3400e 1.8GHz or 4200+ 2.2GHz, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and integrated graphics engine with DirectX 10 support. It has two eSATA ports and six USB 2.0 ports, and offers DVI-D dual link and DisplayPort.
Measures 4" per side @ $829.00. Link
The holy grail among governments and their attendant bureaucrats seems to be a hierarchal and centralized command structure. That way the boss can piddle, diddle, and golf without any of that nasty feedback from the lower orders. The Stuxnet virus specifically targets this. The obvious work around is to disconnect and run a process by hand or on its own loop. One wonders if our system can relearn to tolerate autonomous behavior in its ranks because, sure as sin, now that one well-resourced nation-state has set the bar, others will follow. As you can see from the above, processors and the net aren't going away, but that doesn't mean you need them for every application. (I'll pass on the net-enabled candle lighter, thank-you)
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