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Tiny Little Computer
Ethereal writes "This is probably one of the smallest computers available. It's roughly the size of a mouse!
Specs:
Processor:Intel Celeron 733 or Celeron 800
Format Mini-Book PC (All-in-One Solution);
Size: 157 x 146 x 45 mm;
Weight: 950g;
Mem:64MB SDRAM DIMM PC100 City Desk;
Motherboard Chipset Intel i810, UDMA66;
HD: 10GB IDE UDMA66;
Video: VGA Embedded i810 (S-Video & Composite);
CD-ROM 40x Slim;
Network: Embedded 10/100Mbps (RJ-45 Port);
Sound: SB Compatible Embedded (Line Out, Mic In);
Embedded Fax-Modem 56Kbps V.90 (RJ-11 Port); " Well, maybe not that small, but a twiddler and some sort of video unit and this sucker could be a wearable. I wish it had some wireless instead of a modem tho.
it cannot even be linked to!
Browsing around on the site I came across the Espresso (which has been on slashdot before) which is actuall smaller than the Cappucino G1 ... it's 6" x 4" x 1.25".
Here you go: Espresso Pocket PC
OK, this isn't news. This machine (Cappuchino), and it's little brother the Espresso, have been mentioned half a dozen times going back to last April.
They're made by Saintsong in Taiwan, and the easiest place to get them in the states is iBuyPower.
ObLinux: iBuyPower builds these to order, and you can get them without an OS, including a $75 credit for the Windows Tax.
Even though this is old news, they' are very cool. I have a dozen Celeron 533 Espressos that I use to run slideshow presentations at trade shows, and it's incredibly cool to be able to a) carry 12 machines in a briefcase, and b) literally duct tape them to the wall behind the monitor. (we usually use flat-panels)
-Zandr
You have violated Robot's Rules of Order and will be asked to leave the future immediately.
And before anybody accuses me of being a *dumb* American, I'm just an inobservant one - I realize that they speak portugese in Portugal... I didn't notice the domain, and the two languages look similar, so I thought it was an Italian site. (Hey, I can tell the difference between Spanish and Italian, between Chinese and Japanese, etc... I just haven't seen enough portugese to be familiar with it, and thought it was italian).
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Evan
"$30 for the One True Ring. $10 each additional ring!" -- JRR "Bob" Tolkien
My original post: "Much nicer (IMHO) boxes are the Expresso and Cappuccino from SaintSong. Find them here: http://www.saintsong.com.tw/english.htm . Having seen these in action, they would be great for conventions so you just have to drag around either a projector or a LCD monitor plus something about the size of an old school WalkMan."
Now, having looked at the SaintSong site again, I realize: HEY! This thing is a repackaged Cappuccino!
So, if you want an italian version, get this. If you want it from the source, get a Cappuccino or Expresso (same, but without optical drive) from SaintSong.
And, yes... Slashdot has reviewed these before.
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Evan
"$30 for the One True Ring. $10 each additional ring!" -- JRR "Bob" Tolkien
It looks like exactly the same thing.
Kevin Fox
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Kevin Fox
Can anyone figure out the price, or who to contact to get one of these cuties?
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python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
One way might be to use HTML::LinkExtor and LWP::Simple using fork() with timeout on the LWP::Simple get() calls due to large files and the like.
Seastead this.
http://www.cappuccinopc.com/:
//global.asa, line 20
/Default.asp, line 87
Provider error '80004005'
Unspecified error
Or after ten retries....
Provider error '80004005'
Unspecified error
Hope that's not one of their Cappuccino PCs being used as their web server....
Check out http://www.unicomplabs.com/spacesaving/cappuccinop c.asp for a closer look at a similar product. All the text is in English too.
(My, and it was so blantant, too. I've really outdone myself -- I probably wasted a half-hour of your time with that reply!)
Heh...
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I like to watch.
Actually, they didn't lie. :-) The page says "praticamente do tamanho do seu rato", which means "almost the size of your mouse".
But, taking the word "rato" to the other meaning (the animal), generally in portuguese there's no distinction between rat and mouse, "rato" being used in both situations. So... (g)
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Marcelo Vanzin
Marcelo Vanzin
Starts at $939.00.
I/O Error G-17: Aborting Installation
When teaching intro to computer courses I like to hold up a mouse by the cord, dangling between two fingers, and ask the class:
"Why do you think this is called a mouse?"
Invariably someone will answer brightly," Cause it kinda looks like one."
To which I can reply, " No, actually it looks like a rat, but that isn't cute and cudly and wouldn't sell as well."
KFG
I've seen one of the Espresso models (under what name I can't remember). I don't remember too much about it except that it was pretty good at doing its job.
I don't know what I think about these systems, though. They're great vertical-market units -- presentations, control systems, that sort of thing -- but as a plain old desktop system... I don't know. I tend to be rather cluttered and I'd worry about my CPU getting lost in the mess. I think they are quite cool in and of themselves, mind you, but who's kidding who -- they're toys. (Unless of course you live in a studio apartment with no room for a desk.)
/Brian
The cool thing I learned today is they (Portuguese apparently) call the mouse "Rato" !
"Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
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What language did you run it through as? I ran it through and the two sentences you ask about came through as "Gratis limitless access to the Internet." and "1 YEAR OF GUARANTEE".
http://www.citydesk.pt/produto_ezgo.htm
Looks like these things have been available for a little while now, so I'm curious if anyone here actually has one?
I'd be particularly interested in the noise levels; does it run as silent as you might expect from a box this small, or is it noisy? I've seen (heard) many examples of horribly noisy laptops (especially the CD-ROM is often bad). With the CPU fan obviously being mounted under the grille at the top there, I'd think this one has the potential for being even noisier. Anyone?
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Better?
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At almost 150mm square and 50mm thick and weighing almsot 1 Kg, "rat" would seem more appropriate.
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It's Slashdotted.
(Mostly complete) mirror here.
I don't know what good this thing is without a display, which kills the 'portability' feature.
Do you like German cars?
This unit and its smaller sibling have been discussed before on Slashdot -- it's smaller sibling is called Expresso was discussed http://www.slashdot.org/articles/00/04/18/2326253. shtml.
There is a review of the unit at http://203.120.86.4/products/hwharddrive/story/0,2 000008984,20199957,00.htm.
I did end up purchasing one of the Capaccino's -- nice unit, 1Ghz PIII, 20Gig HD, DVD, 512K RAM, ethernet, etc. Has pretty much everything I wanted but a 3D chip. Since it takes so little space, but can't be a game machine for me, I use it as a very portable server.
-- Herder of Cats
There's one big problem with this thing (well, probably more, but this is the one that hit me hardest): it costs an arm and a leg.
Does anyone know what the mainboard in this beast is? With a motherboard that small, us LAN party type people could buy it and do the rest ourselves... I mean, a Celeron and a DIMM are lying next to me right now, and I'm sure I could get a laptop cd-rom for cheaper than that. Someone ID that mainboard!
--avtr