On Thursday 25 November 2010 19:35:09 Ken Restivo wrote: > 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 Different form factor. BTW. I had a lunchbox and it was much better to tote and use that that Compaq you reference. My first clamshell was a Kaypro 2000. http://oldcomputers.net/kaypro2000.html http://oldcomputers.net/pics/kaypro2000-open.jpg no hd, one 720k floppy iirc. > > > -ken drew > --------- > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > > 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. > > > > -- > > David > > gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > authenticity, honesty, community > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Registergericht: > > Amtsgericht Traunstein, HRA 5566 > > > > persoenlich haftender Gesellschafter: > > Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH, Registergericht: Amtsgericht > > Traunstein, HRB 4405 > > > > Geschaeftsfuehrer: Dipl.-Kfm. Hans Rosenberger, Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard > > Rosenberger, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Rosenberger, Dr. rer. nat. Tosja Zywietz > > > > Disclaimer http://www.rosenberger.de/Disclaimer/disclaimer.html > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
