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How do you know it has no Ethernet port? According to the specs here

https://store.dataevolution.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DT-7001&Show=TechSpecs

It does have an Ethernet port.

It's worth pointing out that the Dectop appears to be a recased derivative of the AMD PIC.

Read the reviews before buying to get an idea if it's a good fit, even though it IS cheap.

http://store.dataevolution.com/ReviewsList.asp?ProductCode=DT-7001&Reviews=Y

This is a joke.

Go out and get a Dectop for less than half the price. Slightly weaker specs, and doesn't come pre-loaded, but does come with a keyboard and mouse. My Dectop is now functioning very nicely as a low-volume, silent (replaced the hd with a CF card & adapter), 5-watt LAMP web server.

And the Dectop looks better, too, IMHO.

The decTOP is a tiny AMD Geode-based box that consumes a total of about 8 watts, doesn't have a fan, runs Linux, and the only noise is the hard drive. With a flash-based drive, the power would drop to around 5 watts, perhaps, and it'd be totally silent.

The 1 watt AMD Geode in the decTOP runs at 366 MHz and makes a fine light-duty server.

Slightly offtopic regarding the OLPC. Did it occur to you that f.e. the Kohjinshas http://www.kohjinsha.com/ and rebranded Cathenas http://www.dataevolution.com/cathena_cx_info.htm are almost nothing more than the OLPC http://laptop.org/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geode_(processor)#Geo de_LX with different storage subsystems, consumergrade casings and different, albeit small displays? Intended initial cost for the OLPC was about 100 USD, now it reached about 170 USD. Compare that with the price for the Kohjinshas. Do some calculations for the difference between small formfactor but larger capacity HDDs and Flash based media, and the different displays. Where would be the difference in (mass)manufacturing costs between a more rugged case which is intended for being handled by childs hands under hard conditions and a case which is more appealing to geeks? Seems like someone has a great win as spin-off from the OLPC for hardware which has been commercially unsuccessful so far. Should i feel f*beep*ed by lacking consumerfriendly (pricewise) availability for this interesting stuff? They have cryptosupport similar to VIAs Padlock integrated and supported by Linux. I just want these boards in Mini/Nano/Pico-ITX for no more than say about 80 USD, as an alternative to VIA EPIA which is overrated, i think. :-)

Something like the ClioNXT might interest you, as long as you can stomach Windows CE.NET 5.0. Well, that and the fact that it's been delayed for the better part of a year. At least the systems are finally entering beta testing.

It has the physical specifications to match your desired device: 10.4" screen, Wifi, SD and PC Card, QWERTY keyboard and swivel touch screen. Last I heard it was to cost between $799 and $999.

I owned one of the OLD ones back when it was Windows CE v2. It is now updated and better than ever - instant on and instant off. Powerful but just the essentials.

Perhaps you don't want something that runs Windows 2000/XP at all, but rather a simpler device. I'd suggest the ClioNXT. It's not available just yet, but should be soon (I've preordered one to tinker with). The ClioNXT runs CE.NET 4.2 Pro on a 10" 800x600 color screen, and has built Wifi along with PC card, compactflash, and SD card slots. It will come with the CE versions of all Microsoft apps, and of course you can develop your own.

From what I understand this device should run 8 to 12 hours on a battery charge. I think it could replace a standard laptop for many people.

I have also been hoping for such a device. Here are my expectations/wishes:

1) Ramped down Pentium-M (somewhere between 500MHz and 1GHz)
2) 512MB of RAM
3) A small system hard drive to contain the OS and swap file (like the 4GB iPod mini hard drive). This eliminates the worry of flash memory degradation by using a disk as swap space.
4) Additional storage- user data would be stored on CF of SD cards. The unit should have 2 CF slots and 1 SD/IO slot.
5) Screen- Ideally Transflective for indoor and outdoor use, between 8 and 10 inches across, and a resolution of either 800x600 or 1024x768. The graphics chip should be capable of rotating the displayed image for landscape or portrait viewing.
6) Ports- 2 USB 2.0 ports
7) Networking- Wireless 802.11b/g, Ethernet(10/100 is acceptable), Bluetooth for internet access via cellphone (or ability to directly access cell providers networks for a link to the internet).
8) No legacy ports, No optical drive (I can use an external or a shared network device to install software or burn CD/DVDs. No need for the useless power consumption and weight in my device).

I'd expect this all to fit in a 3lb or smaller package with a battery that could power it all for 12 hours of real-world use. That includes backlight if needed, and at least one form of wireless radio active. The thought here is to have an easily portable, always connected device that is capable of working through an entire day on battery power.

On a side note there is a device that may be close enough to what you and I are looking for coming out in April 2005. The Clio NXT (an update to an older device) is planned to run Windows CE 4.2 .NET on a 400MHz Intel XScale processor. I believe the original Clio in 1998 was capable of 8 to 12 hours of battery life. I will probably buy one if it is possible to reflash the 64MB Flash ROM with a more agreeable OS. I really like the flip screen so it can be used like a slate or a laptop. Why has no vendor tried this for the Win XP Tablets? Oh well.

I have already purchased one of the older Clio 1050 models on eBay with the thought of gutting it out (re-use only the case, screen, keyboard, and battery) and creating my own dream device. Who knows when I'll get around to that project though. Please, if some hardware vendor is listening, build this device and we'll eat them up...