This sounds like a good format, but I'm not sure I see the obvious usage. It does not have number crunching capabilites, so the obvious usage I see is as a file server, but it lacks somewhere to have the file system. I guess you intend to go for the USB (2.0? a must) for the disk connection then, or? How about an io port for IDE, so I could add a few 100Gb and how about connectivity to other devices? You mention neither bluetooth nor WLAN? Is the 60Mhz a temporary thing or... otherwise with proper usage of the machine, 400 Mhz and a Gb or RAM it will be quite a cool thing. Best regards Roland Orre On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 19:13, Brian Empey, P.Eng. wrote: > Jobe, > > We have a product in design that won't be officially released for a couple > of months. > Its a computer that's about 2.5" x 3.5" x 1" thick in an all-metal > enclosure. > Its running Linux on a 32-bit ARM CPU. > It has: > - VGA/SVGA out for a display > - power-jack for DC in (~8 to 35 volts ... it has a 95% efficient switching > power supply built in) > - 2 x USB hosts > - audio headset jack (2.5mm) > - MMC/SD memory card slot for mem expansion > - Compact FLASH slot for WiFi, GSM, etc. communications, or CF HD > - 32 megaByte DiskOnChip > Its based on our Medallion CPU modules, which have supported USB & VGA for > 2 years now with no problems! > > > Its designed so that if its clipped onto a belt, the card slots are UP, and > all the connectors are at the bottom for better cable management. > > It will be marketed as a personal wireless terminal (you could also velcro > it to a desktop monitor, plug in an 802.11 card, add USB KBD & mouse, and > Presto --- instant wireless thin-client terminal ... good for call centers) > > But its supposed to be a secret. > However, we are looking for beta testers interested in units priced near > cost. > So, if anyone is interested, you can let me know..... > > BTW: The CPU on version I is only 60 MHz, so don't even consider augmented > reality on this one. Its a great terminal or data collection device. > For AR you'd want at least 400 MHz, integrated camera interface, HW camera > to display support with ZOOM or Picture-in-picture, etc. ... sounds vaguely > like the specs for a future model, but I wouldn't want to give away any > company secrets! hehe > > Brian > > PS: If you are a SW developer, we have 10 GUIs available on our platform. > That's the topic of an upcoming press release. > Included is FrameBuffer, Micro-Windows, QtEmbedded, X-Windows, GTK 1.2, GTK > 2.0, FLTK, ..... > And you can even run the FLTK GUI Builder Tool "FLUID" natively on our CPU > modules! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Brian Empey, P. Eng. > President > > Technical Solutions Inc. > Unit #1 7157 Honeyman St > Delta BC Canada, V4G 1E2 > www.techsol.ca > > eMail:> Tel: 604 946 TECH (8324) > Fax: 604 946 6445 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Jobe Bittman wrote: > > > > Since the topic sort of changed, I changed the > > subject. I have been beating myself up trying to get > > VGA and USB at the same time from a strongarm pda > > decvice running linux. I have been working on a Ipaq > > 3870 with a dual pcmcia sleeve since January this year > > to this end. I currently have the Ratoc USB Host CF > > card in a pcmcia adapter and the two TinyX supported > > pcmcia VGA cards. The HP VGA-out card and the > > Colorgraphics Voyager VGA. I have gotten all of this > > working on familiar - but not at the same time. First > > off, I got the Ratoc card running well and have the > > usb-ps2 adapter connected to my twiddler 2 and it > > works great. The HP VGA-out card works great. The > > graphics look great and it runs fast. The > > Colorgraphics Voyager VGA card looks like crap. There > > is a strange red feedback effect when there is white > > on the screen and there are disabled pixels on the > > screen. When you move the mouse, the turned-off pixels > > change randomly. So avoid the Colorgraphics VGA card > > if you go the pcmcia route. The problem is I cannot > > use both USB and VGA at the same time. I think its a > > problem with the kernel because I have to recompile > > the kernel to add in 'preliminary USB filesystem' > > support. As soon as I install the new kernel, the > > video cards stop working and just show static or > > stange colors. If anyone has suggestions, I have CVS > > write accesss to the 2.4 kernel for familiar. > > > > On the toshiba vga/usb adapter, I have exchanged > > several emaiuls with Spyro who is the main guy working > > on the Toshiba e740/750/800 port. External VGA doesn't > > work. He claims it will work one day. He has the USB > > working partially I believe. I would sell all the ipaq > > gear immediately if it did work. > > > > Thats my experience so far with VGA and USB on a > > strongarm PDA. > > -- > Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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