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diff --git a/research/cpu.page b/research/cpu.page
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--- a/research/cpu.page
+++ b/research/cpu.page
@@ -140,3 +140,5 @@ AppliedMicro APM86290
     - GigE ethernet
     - 1031FCBGA package (1k pins?)
 
+For price comparison, "Atheros is currently in volume production with the
+AR5007AP-G with a list price of $12.50 in 10-k piece lots."
diff --git a/research/devices.page b/research/devices.page
index dbafde4..819968e 100644
--- a/research/devices.page
+++ b/research/devices.page
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 
 ### Netgear N600
 
-AKA, WNDR3700v2. <http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700?s>
+AKA, WNDR3700v2. <http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700?s>. **$90** or
+so, though being supplanted by wndr3800? Popular OpenWRT hacker device, used by
+bufferbloat project.  Chipset connectivity for this device seems to be via PCI
+(PCIe?).
 
  - SoC: Atheros AR7161 rev 2 680 MHz
-
  - 64MB RAM
  - 16MB Flash
  - 4 GigE ports on RTL8366S switch, plus WAN on AG71xx
- - Atheros AR9280an and Atheros AR980bgn WiFi PHY chips
+ - dual-band: Atheros AR9280an and Atheros AR980bgn WiFi PHY chips
 
 ### Fonera 2.0n
 
@@ -518,6 +520,15 @@ They also do an i.MX53 module ("Efika MX53"):
 #############################################################################
 # Other
 
+### Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite
+
+**$99**, no wireless, runs debian.
+
+- Dual-Core 500 MHz, MIPS64 with Hardware Acceleration for Packet Processing
+- 512 MB DDR2 RAM
+- 2 GB on-board flash
+- 3x gigabit ethernet ports
+
 ### CuBox
 
 Small linux dev computer. **$135**, 1-3 watts. 
diff --git a/research/miniPCIe.page b/research/miniPCIe.page
index b7b19b7..c2cde5f 100644
--- a/research/miniPCIe.page
+++ b/research/miniPCIe.page
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 
-miniPCIe cable modem?
 
-open hardware miniPCIe wifi? from Qi hardware?
+# miniPCIe WiFi Cards
 
-mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band
+mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band client.
+
+
+$35 atheros based, with AP mode: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie
+
+$45: http://store.netgate.com/WLE200NX-80211nabg-miniPCIe-Card-P1763C29.aspx
+
+$45: http://www.ispsupplies.com/categories/PCI-and-PCI-E/WLE200NX.html?gdftrk=gdfV25486_a_7c1893_a_7c7138_a_7cWLE200NX 
+
+The high-end atheros AR9280-based Ubiquity SR71-E card costs about
+[$60](http://www.metrix.net/ubiquiti-sr71e-p-536.html).
+
+Intel cards seem to be the cheapest and best quality as client devices.
+unfortunately, iwlwifi (fully-open intel wireless drivers for most contemporary
+devices) don't seem to support host/AP mode as of fall 2012. Only a
+software/firmware issue, not a hardware limitation?
+
+See also [wikipedia wireless driver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers) article.
 
 [$16 atheros](http://www.amazon.com/Atheros-AR5008-802-11n-Wireless-AR5BXB72/dp/B004ZHWKM0/ref=sr_1_22?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329885631&sr=1-22)
 
@@ -15,3 +31,7 @@ mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band
 
 [$40 dual-band intel](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106062)
 
+# Other Uses
+
+miniPCIe cable modem (DOCSIS 3.0)? fiber? mSATA storage?
+
diff --git a/research/unsorted.page b/research/unsorted.page
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-
-# Software
-
-[psyc](http://about.psyc.eu/PSYC): mature, lightweight "SYnchronous
-Conferenceing" protocol. appropriate for embedded hardware?
-
-services/tools:
- - in-browser code editing: <http://codemirror.net/mode/go/index.html>
- - server monitoring: <http://ganglia.sourceforge.net/>
- - vanilla forums (PHP): <http://vanillaforums.org/>
-
-<http://opensourcerouting.org/>
-
-<http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-hisock/index.html> (network
-tuning and testing tools for linux)
-
-<http://www.uperf.org/> (network performance tool)
-
-<http://suckless.org/> (small, minimal software and libraries)
-
-<http://www.etalabs.net/compare_libcs.html> ("musl" libc)
-
-[TropicSSL](http://www.stackfoundry.com/open-source/tropicssl/) embedded
-SSL/TLS library
-
-[whirlygig random number generator](http://warmcat.com/_wp/whirlygig-rng/),
-CPLD-based
-
-# Network
-
-[Grid Appliance](http://www.grid-appliance.org/): a virtual machine image for
-quickly spooling up a distributed cluster for high performance computing.
-
-networking tools:
- - <http://netdude.sourceforge.net/>
- - <http://www.secdev.org/projects/scapy/>
- - <http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?p=1224>
- - <http://br1.einfach.org/tech/horst/>
-
-# Hardware
-
-<http://p2pfoundation.net/Aidphone_Flybox> (comsat downlink to wifi)
-
-<http://www.libelium.com/products> (some bridge/mesh/wireless router?)
-
-[Vortex86 x86 CPU](http://www.vortex86sx.com/?page_id=286), <http://www.roboard.com/RB-110.htm>
-
-hardware random number generator with schematic: 
-<http://1010.co.uk/org/shop.html>
-
-links to CPU power draw benchmarks: <http://www.linuxtech.net/reviews/intel_DN2800MT_cedarview_atom_power_draw.html>
-
-trimslice tegra 2 all-in-one fanless desktop computer:
-<http://trimslice.com/web/>
-
-WiFi Pineapple Mark IV:
-<http://hakshop.myshopify.com/products/markiv-first-dibs>
-
-802.15.4 "MiWi" from microchip (proprietary): <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiWi>
-
-[SD form factor wireless cards](http://www.spectec.com.tw/products.html)
-
-<http://pwnieexpress.com/wireless.html>
-
-[Funcube dongle](http://www.funcubedongle.com/?page_id=286) (space SDR)
-
-more SoCs:
-ST SPEAr1340 http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/251211.jsp
-    dual ARM, GigE, PCIe
-ST SPEAr300 http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/247246.jsp
-    333MHz ARM, ethernet
-freescale PowerQUICC comms
-MPC8349E http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC8349E
-    PowerQUICC II Pro, dual GigE, dual PCI (old), 667MHz
-e600 SoC MPC8641D dual core 1.5GHz
-    "rapidIO", ethernet, PCIe
-    15-25watts
-
-atheros stuff:
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/brand.php?brand=4&product=68
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/technology.php?nav1=109&product=90
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/brand.php?brand=4&product=68
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/feature.php?feature=5
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/technology/technology.php?nav1=47
- - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/technology/technology.php?nav1=50
-
-# Writings, Documents
-
-EFF Open Wireless Movement:
-https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/04/open-wireless-movement/
-http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html
-
-telekommunist writings:
-<http://www.dmytri.info/privacy-moglen-ioerror-rp12/>
-
-"franklin street statement":
-<http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/>
-
-FCC. FCC 10-201, Open Internet Order, December 2010. Available at
-<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs public/attachmatch/FCC-10-201A1.pdf> (broken
-link)
- 
-<http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2011-08/home.html>: "Networking@Home" blog post from The ISP Column (IETF)
-
-[arstechnica article](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/how-amsterdam-was-wired-for-open-access-fiber.ars)
-on wiring amsterdam with fiber
-
-"User freedom to attach devices" by Scott Jordan and Gwen Shaffer
-
-<http://p2pfoundation.net/Ten_Principles_for_an_Autonomous_Internet>
-
-<http://p2pfoundation.net/Four_Design_Principles_for_True_P2P_Networks>
-
-<http://p2pfoundation.net/What_Digital_Commoners_Need_To_Do>
-
-<http://p2pfoundation.net/Establishing_a_Communication_Commons>
-
-# Really Unsorted
-
-Sensorpedia: http://www.sensorpedia.com/
-
-(for development) stackoverflow thread on embedded flash linux filesystems:
-<http://superuser.com/questions/248078/choice-of-filesystem-for-gnu-linux-on-an-sd-card>
-
-[gpgAuth](http://gpgauth.org/): gpg for web service authentication
-
-web proxy autodiscovery (for www browser proxy configuration):
-<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol>
-
-<http://danielwebb.us/software/router/> (routing advice for OpenWRT)
-
-delamination (net neutrality):
-<http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/delamination.html>
-
-MegaMIMO (MIT 100k competitor)
-
-[underweb](http://underweb.info): experimental/academic non-HTML "multimedia
-browser"
-
-[thimbl](http://www.thimbl.net/index.html)
-
-[Apple IPv6 issues and status (may 2012)](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/the-future-is-forever-the-state-of-ipv6-in-the-apple-world/)
-
-"Smart Energy Profile 2.0":
- - industry standard for home energy crap
- - <http://www.csep.org/>, 
- - <http://www.eetimes.com/design/smart-energy-design/4229848/SEP--Smart-Energy-Profile--2-0-Uncovered>
-
-inject/manipulate ads in HTML: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3804608>
-
-great hardware documentation example: <http://tricorderproject.org/index.html>
-
-<http://ifctfvax.harhan.org/OpenWAN/HECGW/>
-
-[IETF Homenet](http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-homenet-arch-02.txt)
-
-unforgetable key: split key into N shards, give to friends. they can all
-"intervene" together, unlikely to jointly betray you
-
-<tonido.com>
-
-<http://shader.kaist.edu/packetshader/> (GPU software routing)
-
-<http://www.caviumnetworks.com/Table.html#CNS3XXX> (ARM network chips)
-
-<http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4944.txt> (6lowpan RFC)
-
-Netgear "Smart Network":
-<http://www.netgear.com/landing/smartnetwork/developer.html>
-
-<cnusers.org> (open source support? site down)
-
-open wifi drivers for broadcom: <http://www.ing.unibs.it/~openfwwf/>
-
-wireless network monitor: <http://sing.stanford.edu/swat/>
-
-[vyatta](http://www.vyatta.com/): enterprise firewall services?
-
-defcon network ops (using aruba hardware):
-  <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/08/a-first-ever-lo/>
-
-request for managed router on hacker news:
-http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1160585
-
-debian HOWTOs: <https://we.riseup.net/debian>
-
-<http://www.keywifi.com/> (vague...)
-
-blog post on using routers as tor bridges: <http://freedomboxblog.nl/routers-as-tor-bridges/>
-
-lightweight linux virtual machining:
-<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Sandbox-applications-quickly-with-KVM-or-LXC-1429268.html>
-
-WiFi Direct (device-to-device)
-
-[MQTT light pubsub protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ_Telemetry_Transport)
-
-Securing Linux LXC containers:
-http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lxc-security/
-
-wi-viz: wifi network visualizations
-http://devices.natetrue.com/wiviz/
-
-python library for analyzing graphs/networks (w/ raster+HTML visualization?):
-http://networkx.lanl.gov/
-
-quantifying unsavory p2p network usage:
-http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.4166
-
-DASH7 433MHz "active RFID" radio links:
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DASH7
-
-XMPP best practices? http://core.im/
-
-UK rural broadband: http://b4rn.org.uk/
-
-monit: http://mmonit.com/monit/
-
-Ben WPAN: http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_WPAN
-
-light PHP forum software: http://fluxbb.org/
-
-search for publicly-accessible embedded device IPs: http://www.shodanhq.com/
-
-"JSON+UDP+DHT=Freedom": http://telehash.org/
-
-federated wiki: http://wardcunningham.github.com/
-
-happenstance (yet another federated status network):
-https://github.com/sdether/happenstance
-