Re: Any support for MADI?

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On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 07:40:19AM +0000, Schnurpfeil, Michael wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What do you think about a portable Lunchbox Computer for mobile recording? Take a look here: http://www.acmeportable.de/comrade-480-de.html. On this you can install any Linux audio distribution and install any soundcard you want.
> 

That looks eerily familiar to me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Compaq_portable.jpg


-ken
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> Von: linux-audio-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-audio-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von david
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. November 2010 20:56
> An: linux-audio-user
> Betreff: Re:  Any support for MADI?
> 
> Paul Davis wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:37 AM, Lorenzo Sutton <lsutton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Wouldn't it be nice if someone (TM) built a open source-driven portable
> >> computer ready for audio with possibly decently priced?
> >>
> >> I say 'portable computer' and not 'laptop' because I imagine something maybe
> >> a bit bigger than a laptop but smaller than a desktop (like a 'fatter' i.e.
> >> higher laptop), a kind of hybrid, enabling for e.g. to fit in at least a pci
> >> card and maybe a 5 inch hard disk (maybe even solid state?)
> >>
> >> Similar in a way to the indamixx but more focused on hardware....
> >>
> >> I am not at all an hardware expert but my guess is that someone with the
> >> right know-how (even a team) could whip up a pretty interesting machine?
> >>
> >> But maybe this is pure fiction :)
> >
> > its not pure fiction. there have been at least a half-dozen companies
> > in the english-speaking world alone that have tried to sell
> > audio-centric computers. its a niche market, and in general they don't
> > last very long. here's one that died and has been resurrected, for
> > example:
> >
> > http://www.carillonac1.com/
> >
> > or another
> >
> > http://raincomputers.com/
> >
> > there's not a lot of money to be made in this market, let alone the
> > tiny corner of it that would run linux on it. imagining that there is
> > a notable market for a custom built unit using non-off-the-shelf cases
> > or components ... now we're talking fiction.
> 
> One of the pro-audio companies - Sweetwater.com - sells audio-centric
> PCs. Unfortunately, their OS of choice is Windows with the corresponding
> $$$ pro audio programs.
> 
> A friend of mine bought one of their systems a couple of years ago. I
> was able to boot Pure:Dyne on it and at least MIDI worked; didn't try
> any audio recording.
> 
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