The Kuro Box by Kurouto Shikou is a network attached storage (NAS) device for those times when need the reassurance that all your data is safely backed up, it is also a customizable embedded Linux development kit that will allow you to create a customized embedded Linux solution via a root access shell session. You can install an internal IDE hard drive of any size. The $160 Kuro Box price is unbeatable compared to some of the NAS solutions that Dell offer. - Released under Revolution line

The Kuro Box boasts a PowerPC 200MHz processor with 64MB of RAM and 4MB of ROM. The Kuro Box includes a 10/100 Ethernet port and a single USB 2.0 port to allow connections to various network and USB devices. GPL Open Source is freely available for download along with an easy setup utility that prepares the hard drive of choice as a basic embedded Linux server.

The hardware breakdown:
Freescale 8241: 200MHz SoC with 603e-based core
ADMtek AN983B: 10/100 PCI ethernet Tulip clone
Silicon Image Sil0680A: PCI Ultra ATA/133 controller
Atmel AT90S2313: 8-bit microcontroller
NEC D720101GJ: USB2 OHCI/EHCI host controller
64 MB RAM
4 MB Flash ROM

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