Summary
In addition to commercial applications, there are many research projects, machine shop automation projects, and so on that embed Linux into hardware other than the ubiquitous desktop form factor. For instance, take a look at the data acquisition system controller used by NASA to hunt hurricanes (see http://lidar.wff.nasa.gov/sra/lj98/).
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