I wish someone would make my dream laptop

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> 1. it would use generic rechargeable batteries, be them AA, C, D or 9v,
> with a battery life measurable in DAYS at least; all other points below
> should keep to this
> 2. it would have a monochromatic display optimized for text, 12' or
> even 10' is good enough (are there any color displays that use less
> power than monochrome?)
> 3. it would NOT use a hard drive, but will boot off a flashcard and
> store data to another flashcard, hence it should have at least two
> flashcard readers, preferably three
> 4. it would have a comfortable full-size keyboard, at least one
> comparable to that of the apple ibook
> 5. it would be made of a tough but inexpensive material, with a
> no-nonsense styling, it should endure being dropped on the floor, all
> flashcard readers should encase and lock-in the card similar to how
> digital cameras do
> 6. it would have an efficient processor, the lowest power usage
> possible so as to keep with the above battery requirement, be it
> crusoe, 68k, or even 8bit
> 7. it would use an open source operating system that boots from the
> flashcard and can be changed by the user, be it one of those mini-linux
> distributions such as the ones that range from 1mb to 256mb, or even
> zcn or contiki
> 8. it would be reasonably priced
>
> Basically, a tough, monochrome ibook with an open source OS and a
> battery-life of several days using generic batteries. I do NOT want to
> play games or watch friggin Seinfeld/Simpsons; I just want to edit text
> files and use a command prompt.

This comes close...

http://www.acecam.com/photography/2619.html

The Psion netbook runs it's own, efficient, operating system (which
instantly boots-up), has a longer battery life than any laptops, while being
much smaller, has a full-size keyboard, is reasonably priced, and perfect
for text-editing, spreadsheets, organising etc... There's no hardrive, but
it has flashcard slots and it's made tough, too. Basically, it's all about
function, and happens to have a few stylistic points about it, too.

Duncan.

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>This comes close...
>
>http://www.acecam.com/photography/2619.html

Link is wrong

Can u provide the right one?

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Duncan J Murray wrote:
> > 1. it would use generic rechargeable batteries, be them AA, C, D or 9v,
> > with a battery life measurable in DAYS at least; all other points below
> > should keep to this
> > 2. it would have a monochromatic display optimized for text, 12' or
> > even 10' is good enough (are there any color displays that use less
> > power than monochrome?)
> > 3. it would NOT use a hard drive, but will boot off a flashcard and
> > store data to another flashcard, hence it should have at least two
> > flashcard readers, preferably three
> > 4. it would have a comfortable full-size keyboard, at least one
> > comparable to that of the apple ibook
> > 5. it would be made of a tough but inexpensive material, with a
> > no-nonsense styling, it should endure being dropped on the floor, all
> > flashcard readers should encase and lock-in the card similar to how
> > digital cameras do
> > 6. it would have an efficient processor, the lowest power usage
> > possible so as to keep with the above battery requirement, be it
> > crusoe, 68k, or even 8bit
> > 7. it would use an open source operating system that boots from the
> > flashcard and can be changed by the user, be it one of those mini-linux
> > distributions such as the ones that range from 1mb to 256mb, or even
> > zcn or contiki
> > 8. it would be reasonably priced
> >
> > Basically, a tough, monochrome ibook with an open source OS and a
> > battery-life of several days using generic batteries. I do NOT want to
> > play games or watch friggin Seinfeld/Simpsons; I just want to edit text
> > files and use a command prompt.
>
> This comes close...
>
> http://www.acecam.com/photography/2619.html
>
> The Psion netbook runs it's own, efficient, operating system (which
> instantly boots-up), has a longer battery life than any laptops, while being
> much smaller, has a full-size keyboard, is reasonably priced, and perfect
> for text-editing, spreadsheets, organising etc... There's no hardrive, but
> it has flashcard slots and it's made tough, too. Basically, it's all about
> function, and happens to have a few stylistic points about it, too.
>
> Duncan.


It hediously priced though.

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casioculture@gmail.com wrote:
> Duncan J Murray wrote:
> > > 1. it would use generic rechargeable batteries, be them AA, C, D or 9v,
> > > with a battery life measurable in DAYS at least; all other points below
> > > should keep to this
> > > 2. it would have a monochromatic display optimized for text, 12' or
> > > even 10' is good enough (are there any color displays that use less
> > > power than monochrome?)
> > > 3. it would NOT use a hard drive, but will boot off a flashcard and
> > > store data to another flashcard, hence it should have at least two
> > > flashcard readers, preferably three
> > > 4. it would have a comfortable full-size keyboard, at least one
> > > comparable to that of the apple ibook
> > > 5. it would be made of a tough but inexpensive material, with a
> > > no-nonsense styling, it should endure being dropped on the floor, all
> > > flashcard readers should encase and lock-in the card similar to how
> > > digital cameras do
> > > 6. it would have an efficient processor, the lowest power usage
> > > possible so as to keep with the above battery requirement, be it
> > > crusoe, 68k, or even 8bit
> > > 7. it would use an open source operating system that boots from the
> > > flashcard and can be changed by the user, be it one of those mini-linux
> > > distributions such as the ones that range from 1mb to 256mb, or even
> > > zcn or contiki
> > > 8. it would be reasonably priced
> > >
> > > Basically, a tough, monochrome ibook with an open source OS and a
> > > battery-life of several days using generic batteries. I do NOT want to
> > > play games or watch friggin Seinfeld/Simpsons; I just want to edit text
> > > files and use a command prompt.
> >
> > This comes close...
> >
> > http://www.acecam.com/photography/2619.html
> >
> > The Psion netbook runs it's own, efficient, operating system (which
> > instantly boots-up), has a longer battery life than any laptops, while being
> > much smaller, has a full-size keyboard, is reasonably priced, and perfect
> > for text-editing, spreadsheets, organising etc... There's no hardrive, but
> > it has flashcard slots and it's made tough, too. Basically, it's all about
> > function, and happens to have a few stylistic points about it, too.
> >
> > Duncan.
>
>
> It hediously priced though.

Also, it uses lithium ion batteries, not generic ones.

Has anyone tried to make a DIY laptop?

I'm thinking that all I need is a motherboard with onboard processsor,
perhaps an epia, that can run off generic batteries and connect to an
small monochrome lcd display, compact flash reader, and laptop
keyboard.

Anyone tried such a thing? can epia run off generic batteries? are
there alternatives to epia that can run off generic batteries?

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Take two...

http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/pda/netbook/netbook.htm


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> >This comes close...
>>
>>http://www.acecam.com/photography/2619.html
>
> Link is wrong
>
> Can u provide the right one?

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casioculture@gmail.com wrote:
> I watched with horror the progress (regress?) of PDAs lately, from
> perfectly functional, instantly responsive, highly reliable,
> crash-free, data-safe devices with loOoooOong battery life measurable
> in months or weeks to bloated, slow, crash-prone, data-screwing
> devices with a battery life less than a handful of hours (seriously,
> a 3 hour battery life in some, and 6 hours is now considered
> long??!!), all thanks to the consumers who wanted to play games on
> them or watch their favorite "simpsons/seinfeld episodes" and "movie
> trailers" (watching movie trailers on a PDA??!!!), and hammered Palm
> with complaints and consumer threats, that unfortunately Palm
> responded to against the best interests of its core consumers, that
> is, people who used PDA as personal digital assistants, not the
> latest "pimp-gear" they saw some rap guy use on MTV. I suspect a
> similar thing must've happened with cellphones, and, unfortunately,
> laptops too. I really wish I could find a working man's laptop, with
> with no-nonsense, with the following features
>
> 1. it would use generic rechargeable batteries, be them AA, C, D or
> 9v, with a battery life measurable in DAYS at least; all other points
> below should keep to this
> 2. it would have a monochromatic display optimized for text, 12' or
> even 10' is good enough (are there any color displays that use less
> power than monochrome?)
> 3. it would NOT use a hard drive, but will boot off a flashcard and
> store data to another flashcard, hence it should have at least two
> flashcard readers, preferably three
> 4. it would have a comfortable full-size keyboard, at least one
> comparable to that of the apple ibook
> 5. it would be made of a tough but inexpensive material, with a
> no-nonsense styling, it should endure being dropped on the floor, all
> flashcard readers should encase and lock-in the card similar to how
> digital cameras do
> 6. it would have an efficient processor, the lowest power usage
> possible so as to keep with the above battery requirement, be it
> crusoe, 68k, or even 8bit
> 7. it would use an open source operating system that boots from the
> flashcard and can be changed by the user, be it one of those
> mini-linux distributions such as the ones that range from 1mb to
> 256mb, or even zcn or contiki
> 8. it would be reasonably priced
>
> Basically, a tough, monochrome ibook with an open source OS and a
> battery-life of several days using generic batteries. I do NOT want to
> play games or watch friggin Seinfeld/Simpsons; I just want to edit
> text files and use a command prompt.
>
> The closest thing I found was the amstrad nc200 of the early 1990s, or
> modern equivalents such as the overpriced quickpad pro/alphrasmart
> dana.

That sounds almost like my old Radio Shack Model 100. It only had a 40
character 8 line lcd, however.....

jak