[Soekris] Any suggestion for alternative?

[Trevor Talbot]

On Mar 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Greg Shenaut wrote:

>> they need to run Windows 98 on it for their door security system.
>
> Is that really true? I think I'd start by trying to find out more 
> about this system and their needs. It could be that a Soekris box is 
> way overkill, or it could be that they (and their insurance company) 
> would be happier with something off the shelf with a verifiable track 
> record, or both. For example, if they save $500 up front by building 
> their own system with a Soekris, and their insurance goes up $5000/yr, 
> that would be a bad decision. That kind of thing.

FWIW, I've encountered door security systems that provide admin 
interfaces as a win9x-era application. The system itself is an 
industrial-grade embedded device, often with a keypad and a small LCD; 
it's just a pain to manage the thing that way, and you aren't pulling 
logs off of it without a client computer anyway.

I'd guess the OP is talking about something similar, with the desire of 
getting a friendly remote interface to it.