Daniel Parrott Ashbrook wrote: > At Georgia Tech, we've been using two systems. One is the OQO Model > 01+ (http://oqo.com), which, astoundingly, just works (avoid the 01, > as it's got some issues)! Do you get OQOs for less than the $1900 retail price? > We're also using the Intel Stargate/Platform X (http://platx.sf.net) > with a CF VGA card. It's limited in terms of I/O, but boy does it get > good battery life - 18+ hours on a 45 watt-hour battery! That should be http://platformx.sf.net/ and it's a really neat platform! It's also $600 for the basic kit (CPU board, daughterboard, null modem cable, PSU and CD). Do you get them for less than that? > We've also been looking at gumstix (http://gumstix.com), but it > doesn't have enough I/O to work; it's got bluetooth but no USB host, > and not enough CF slots are available to fix that *and* have VGA and > storage. The dual-CF expansion board is due "soon," supposedly, but you'd still have to dangle storage off the USB host in that instance if you're using one for USB and one for VGA. Still, wouldn't the greatly reduced cost and availability of schematics (ensuring the hardware's longevity) of the Gumstix make it a more appealing platform for long-term development? If OQO shuts down or ProjectX is cancelled, you'd have to shift development platforms again. Wouldn't using Gumstix make development sustainable? Thanks, Vitorio Miliano _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing listhttp://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard
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