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Embedded StrongArm Products

I just found a company (ADS) that manufactures StrongArm Embedded
boards.  Not fully features like the SuperMOPS PC/104 boards, and I'm
not sure if the StrongARM chips they are using have been tested with the
Linux port to ARM, but they look pretty nice, and they appear to be
fairly inexpensive (starting at $200/each).  Biggest drawback is they
don't offer any storage mechanism (no ide or scsi bus, although they
mention scsi) and there isn't any keyboard or mouse input mentioned.

  http://www.flatpanels.com/

Quick Summary of the Pixel Press / Single Board Computer (for those too
lazy to type in the URL) ;-)

Description

The Pixel Press is a highly integrated and compact single board computer
which eliminates the need for a PC. By combining the power of the 32-bit
ARM RISC processor, <> I/O Module for serial parallel Ethernet SCSI, and
the flexibility of reconfigurable Xilinx, FPGA and PAL based logic, the
Pixel Press offers a cost-effective, low power, and small sized module
for any flat panel display. Whether the application requires a VGA
6-inch monochrome LCD flat panel with RS232 input or a 17-inch flat
panel display with 1280x1024 resolution and Ethernet input,the Pixel
Press uniquely configures to meet your needs in less than 3 hours! 

Features

* Single board computer hardware supporting flat panel displays with up
to 1280x1024 resolution 

* ARM 32-bit RISC processor with a 64-bit frame buffer that outperforms
Intel 486 and Pentium base PC video tasks 

* I/O to Ethernet, Serial, Parallel, and host interface to ISA, EISA,
and PCI 

* Customizable hardware via ARM development software tools and graphics
primitives libraries for
C language 

* Runtime executive operating environment under 75K standard or
touch-screen flat panel displays 

* Dimensions are 5.1x3.1x0.5 inches, interfaces to a microprocessor bus,
and draws only 700 mA power at 5 Volts. 

-Paul
-- 
R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / x52059
317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627
Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH