From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtao05.charter.net ([209.225.8.179]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hvife-0006OI-00 for ; Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:42:38 -0400 Received: from aa06.charter.net ([10.20.200.158]) by mtao05.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070605234208.KAGD1417.mtao05.charter.net@aa06.charter.net> for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:42:08 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.115.123]) by aa06.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070605234207.TSGI21471.aa06.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:42:07 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l55Ng7N5026366 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:42:07 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l55Ng7OV026365 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:42:07 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:42:07 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Definitely unslung Message-ID: <20070605234207.GA26352@gmx.net> References: <000001c7a706$41dd1a00$0302a8c0@forestfern> <87zm3fkypb.fsf@cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87zm3fkypb.fsf@cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:42:38 -0000 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" 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@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