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Cappuccino PC, Round 3
Simon (S2) writes "do you remember the cappuccino pc? There is a new release of it called Mocha.
The Mocha P4 PC size advantage makes it ideal for places where space is at a premium or for those who work in several fixed locations at once and want to be able to access the same data everywhere. Mocha P4 is a PC that is so flexible, efficient, compact and portable technically knocks down all existing desk top PCs. Choosing a big and bulky inappropriate PC has become an obsolete way of thinking. The over all technology of other mini-book PCs around is still far from our achievement today. Take advantage of the new breed PC of tomorrow and experience the next generation way of computing."
I've been looking at these for a while, and I always think "What use is this? If you want a desktop, get a desktop, if you want portability, get a laptop". But on balance I think this could be cool for a certain type of user who doesn't want a laptop, with its fragility, high cost and tiny screen (I can't stand even 15" monitors...), but does need to carry a computer around to other locations where the requisite peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) will be easily available -- a telecommuter, maybe, or a college student who travels home a lot (like me!).
It's undeniably a cool bit of tech, but it's definitely for a niche market.
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Looks like this is the press release.
Much more niche market, this thingy, but:
* Not everyone needs a screen. If you just want something headless, it's much smaller.
* Contractor or other multi-site based role? Well, this gives you a full PC with network in a box not much bigger than a PDA. Take this round, plug it into their keyboard, mouse and monitor and you've got a PC with little carried round. Yes, that's dependent on them being there but how many offices don't have them spare somewhere? Also, means you get a proper one of each rather than the ergonomic nightmare that is a laptop.
Greg
(Inside a nuclear plant)
Aaaarrrggh! Run! The canary has mutated!
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Their site is giving an "500 Internal Error"... Perhaps they should look into the next generation Operating System and Web Server as well.
"To make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic." Cicero
Do you mean a B256?
(Yes, it says 700, but the naming conventions were odd. Here's a relative.
Check out the rest of the SWoC site; CBM's internal design bureau was quite interesting, as they used their own custom chips (SID and VIC, followed by the acquired Amiga chipset) to produce a wild array of machines. Unfortunately, they built a few too many on the business front in those early years, with too many incompatibilities to really take on Apple or IBM. You still occasionally see a B128 or similar running as a terminal to some ancient mini setup.
Kind of a shame they didn't push the Amiga 3000UX harder, or didn't keep the 900 when they acquired the Amiga (which was meant to have had a slightly more *NIXalike OS at launch)...