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General Discussion / New Zaurus This Summer?
« on: June 05, 2005, 10:20:24 am »
OK, I'll wait 19 days before starting to build the prototype of what the Zaurus should be.
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General Discussion / New Zaurus This Summer?
« on: May 25, 2005, 08:08:52 am »
Well, realisticly it would be possible to offer SL-C3000 with
* 128MB RAM
* 0MB FLASH
* internal 1GB flash or 4GB harddisk (same price)
* boot straight from flash/harddisk
* 4" screen
* internal bt/wifi
The omitting of FLASH would more than offset the 64MB of more RAM and maybe smooth the way to the bigger screen. So the only real cost increase would come from bt/wifi and it would be about #30-40 USD.
and possibly as some PDAs do have it
* VGA-output with special cable
* faster processor
This would be my dream machine and I promise I would pay up to $1000USD if I could buy this today. Well, if one could dream, I would love to have 800x480 or 1024x600 screen and DVI-output, but that's not realistic.
The problem with OQO and other devices like that is that they are x86. That implies energy deficiency and low battery life. I would buy OQO if it ran anything other than Windows and would have more than 4 hours of usable battery life.
By using ARM you could build a fully capable and pocketable computer which you could use as your main computer. Of course with ARM you would have to run OSes other than Windows, but that's not a negative thing. You don't use OS, you use applications and Linux/OpenBSD run some of the best applications there are.
The only real thing missing from SL-C3000 is high resolution VGA/DVI-output. This could bring palmtops to the masses.
I would love to start a company to design, manufacture and sell palmtops based on ARM. Anyone with me?
* 128MB RAM
* 0MB FLASH
* internal 1GB flash or 4GB harddisk (same price)
* boot straight from flash/harddisk
* 4" screen
* internal bt/wifi
The omitting of FLASH would more than offset the 64MB of more RAM and maybe smooth the way to the bigger screen. So the only real cost increase would come from bt/wifi and it would be about #30-40 USD.
and possibly as some PDAs do have it
* VGA-output with special cable
* faster processor
This would be my dream machine and I promise I would pay up to $1000USD if I could buy this today. Well, if one could dream, I would love to have 800x480 or 1024x600 screen and DVI-output, but that's not realistic.
The problem with OQO and other devices like that is that they are x86. That implies energy deficiency and low battery life. I would buy OQO if it ran anything other than Windows and would have more than 4 hours of usable battery life.
By using ARM you could build a fully capable and pocketable computer which you could use as your main computer. Of course with ARM you would have to run OSes other than Windows, but that's not a negative thing. You don't use OS, you use applications and Linux/OpenBSD run some of the best applications there are.
The only real thing missing from SL-C3000 is high resolution VGA/DVI-output. This could bring palmtops to the masses.
I would love to start a company to design, manufacture and sell palmtops based on ARM. Anyone with me?
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