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not to nit-pick, but the cpu/mountain dew refrigeration system is being planned for the second version of the caffeine machine, not the current version. either way, i certainly hope he posts a more in-depth page of how it was constructed for anyone wanting to make thier own. i'm thinking about it, so i locally mirrored this page for when i get around to it. it's in russian, but it has enough pictures to answer most questions.
If you would have known the difference between the Pentium 4-M and the Pentium M, you'd have realized that the Pentium M is the Pentium 3 Plus, whereas the Pentium 4-M is a low-power Pentium 4.
i assure you i know the difference. i also know how to read. as quoted from the page to clarify;
"COMMELL LV-670M is an all-in-one industrial compact Pentium 4 level MiniITX embedded motherboard based on mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M platform."
if you would have checked the links before replying you'd have noticed the first is for the LV-670M which is pentium4-M based. the second link is for the regular pentium4 version. again, these boards have been out for months...
has anyone been paying attention to the mini-itx community? Commell Systems has had mini-itx pentium4 based boards out for months in both mobile and desktop processor versions.
with devices becoming smaller and smaller like this i give it a decade before these pda/laptop hybrids are so small you have to surgically attach your retina to the screen to see them. that's why i don't like devices like these, they're just too small.
the ibm pc110 started it all back in the mid-90's. i have one actually. it's tiny, a pain in the ass to type on until you're used to it and terribly underpowered. i can imagine one of these things being more powerful, but even smaller? speaking from esperience, it'd make it useless to most every user (though i do admit, the server room maintenance idea was good). that's why i've been keeping my eye on similarly powerful machines of a usable size.
the sony vaio u-101 is the brand new update to the vaio u series. most notably to the speed and memory enhancements it adds a lay-flat design and a display that rotated to landscape with the push of a button which is nice for reading e-books or any long document.
and my favorite the jvc interlink mp-xp7230. also the latest in it's series. it's much larger than the vulcan and u-101 placing it at the smallest end of the sub-notebook category rather than a real mini-pc. i've used one of these and typing isn't even an issue. the pointing decive is a tried and true, blue, rubber nipple in the center of the keyboard with laptop-style mouse buttons along with a touch pad below the keyboard. no proprietary mega ports here. everything is seperate so there's no need for an expensive port replicator or converter dongle which we will all eventually loose.
both of these devices have been mentioned before and linux runs perfectly on both aside from some yet to be reproduced proprietary features you'll never miss anyway. and for those of you worried about jvc's first forray into this area, i can tell you it ran rock solid both on and off ac power for three months wile the friend i borrowed it from was away at basic training.
if the ink weren't still wet on my mortgage papers, i'd sure as hell have a jvc interlink mp-xp7230, fully expanded with an external cd-rw/dvd-rom.
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i didn't see anything in the article about user contributions. i'd definitely get into it if i could add a rudeboy and teach him to skank. i'm not a real fan of tap or the jazz community that usually supports it, but it'd be good to see other dancing styles represented and the interactivity would likely make it a lot more popular.
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not to nit-pick, but the cpu/mountain dew refrigeration system is being planned for the second version of the caffeine machine, not the current version. either way, i certainly hope he posts a more in-depth page of how it was constructed for anyone wanting to make thier own. i'm thinking about it, so i locally mirrored this page for when i get around to it. it's in russian, but it has enough pictures to answer most questions.
If you would have known the difference between the Pentium 4-M and the Pentium M, you'd have realized that the Pentium M is the Pentium 3 Plus, whereas the Pentium 4-M is a low-power Pentium 4.
i assure you i know the difference. i also know how to read. as quoted from the page to clarify;
"COMMELL LV-670M is an all-in-one industrial compact Pentium 4 level MiniITX embedded motherboard based on mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M platform."
if you would have checked the links before replying you'd have noticed the first is for the LV-670M which is pentium4-M based. the second link is for the regular pentium4 version. again, these boards have been out for months...
has anyone been paying attention to the mini-itx community? Commell Systems has had mini-itx pentium4 based boards out for months in both mobile and desktop processor versions.
the ibm pc110 started it all back in the mid-90's. i have one actually. it's tiny, a pain in the ass to type on until you're used to it and terribly underpowered. i can imagine one of these things being more powerful, but even smaller? speaking from esperience, it'd make it useless to most every user (though i do admit, the server room maintenance idea was good). that's why i've been keeping my eye on similarly powerful machines of a usable size.
the sony vaio u-101 is the brand new update to the vaio u series. most notably to the speed and memory enhancements it adds a lay-flat design and a display that rotated to landscape with the push of a button which is nice for reading e-books or any long document.
and my favorite the jvc interlink mp-xp7230. also the latest in it's series. it's much larger than the vulcan and u-101 placing it at the smallest end of the sub-notebook category rather than a real mini-pc. i've used one of these and typing isn't even an issue. the pointing decive is a tried and true, blue, rubber nipple in the center of the keyboard with laptop-style mouse buttons along with a touch pad below the keyboard. no proprietary mega ports here. everything is seperate so there's no need for an expensive port replicator or converter dongle which we will all eventually loose.
both of these devices have been mentioned before and linux runs perfectly on both aside from some yet to be reproduced proprietary features you'll never miss anyway. and for those of you worried about jvc's first forray into this area, i can tell you it ran rock solid both on and off ac power for three months wile the friend i borrowed it from was away at basic training.
if the ink weren't still wet on my mortgage papers, i'd sure as hell have a jvc interlink mp-xp7230, fully expanded with an external cd-rw/dvd-rom.
the purpose of a CIO is to advice and assist his/her supervisors and other senior managers to ensure that information technology is acquired and information resources are managed in a manner that implements the policies and procedures established by that corporation.
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i didn't see anything in the article about user contributions. i'd definitely get into it if i could add a rudeboy and teach him to skank.
i'm not a real fan of tap or the jazz community that usually supports it, but it'd be good to see other dancing styles represented and the interactivity would likely make it a lot more popular.