On Tue, 20 May 2014 20:45:07 +0200 John Holland <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 20.05.2014, at 20:35, RichardBown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 20 May 2014 14:02:18 -0400 > > "Lennart Sorensen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 02:42:07PM +0100, RichardBown wrote: > >>> not sure how much is needed , there is a lot of number crunching > >>> So the question now Len , is who will admit to opening up one of > >>> the cheap Chinese tablets and having a good rummage around > >>> inside ??? > >> > >> Those are especially likely to be impossible to find specs for and > >> hence getting anything other than the android they came with > >> running may be near impossible. Linux and android is NOT the same > >> thing. > >> > >> Also the lack of a serial console makes the tablets a pain to work > >> with. Touch screens just don't work very well (or usually at all) > >> with linux. > > > > hiya > > > > I was wondering more of the ones that development boards were made > > available that ran linux. I'm aware of the relationship with > > android and linux. > > There are a few on the market that the chipsets are known. > > \If the linux support for bluetooth is adequate to use an external > > keyboard it doesn't matter if the touch screen is not very > > responsive. I'm not the only mad person around :) > > > With no affiliation to the company, I'd like to suggest an Utilite > {Standard,Pro}. People have got the thing running pretty good with > recent kernels. They both have mSata interfaces that need to be > exposed externally. Seems like no hard task and you can even let the > guests see it... > That looks useful John, one minor problem is the exchange rate nearly 1:1 GBP to US$, actual GBP 1 = US$ 1.68 -- -- Best wishes /73 Richard Bown Email : [email protected] HTTP : http://www.g8jvm.com nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Linux Mint 16 x86_64 on a Dell Inspiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W QRV VHF 6mtrs 200W, 4 mtrs 150W, 2mtrs 400W, 70cms 200W Microwave 23 cms 140W, 13 cms 100W, 6 cms 0W & 3cms 5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140520195655.751d11b5@richard-laptop
