Would personally rather something that's not x86 if I was going to put together a sub-laptop linux machine. Seems the smaller/slower imbedded processors like strongarm are far better on heat and power consumption. Especially since it would most likely just run a simple console maybe with a menu system thrown on top the slower processor wouldn't matter so much. On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 07:54:40PM -0500, C.M. Brannon wrote: > "Georgina Joyce" <gena-j at bulldoghome.com> writes: > > > no more mods on this one. But I'm still looking for a way of > > building my own Linux portable PC that I can use as a mp3 player if > > I choose, a note taker, or diary manager. While the slug has 2 USB > > ports and a Ethernet connection I really need to be able to add > > further boards such as Bluetooth and wireless B/G. So if anyone > > else is meddling in such areas please let me know. > > Hi, > I've been hoping for an affordable portable Linux system for some > time, especially if it has wireless networking and ethernet. I hate > lugging a laptop; the dead weight of a screen is especially irksome. > PDAs with speech are overpriced. Most seem to run Windows, with one > exception (the Pappenmeier device). > > There's a group of people who are trying to turn a Linksys router into > a talking portable. See www.louderlinux.net. I wish them luck. > > Does your "slug" device use an x86 processor? That would make it > especially attractive. > > -- Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- There are no threads in a.b.p.erotica, so there's no gain in using a threaded news reader. -- unknown source
