From: karel Jansens (kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be)
Date: Thu Sep 30 2004 - 15:45:04 PDT
Sonny Hung wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:39:30 +0200, Oliver Brose
> <oliver.brose_at_t-online.de> wrote:
>
>> On the OQO - pfrt, it's a micro-notebook without a hinge, so what? Do you see anyone doing anything productive with this thing on the go? A smart solution > ..... I am bitter today.
>
>
> Oliver
>
> For what it's worth I think it (OQO) has the potential to be a nice
> replacement for an MP2100 if Einstein were ever to move in that
> direction. The Form Factor is about the actual surface area (sq.
> footage) of the MP2100 LCD and their screen is a bit smaller than
> that. With the touch sensitive screen and pen already implemented this
> would be a great form factor for a Newt replacement - only change or
> add on would be a Flash Type memory to hold the information safely
> (this could be accommodated by a USB or FireWire Flash Storage)
> incase of power outage as this already has a lower power transmeta
> processor.
if the OQO houses a 2.5" HDD, there exists an adapter to fit a memory
card internally. It would however not be advizeable to use this with
any form of Windows operating system, as the swapfile tends not to be
healthy for flash memory.
Karel Jansens
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