Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:48:08 -0500 (EST) From: "Nathan Vidican" <> To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: OT: hardware requirements... any ideas? Message-ID: <200201310048.g0V0m8t20007@mail.ipsnetwork.net>
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Hey everyone,
I was toying with the notion of a new project. I'm looking to build
a controller out of a P.C. which will have a small graphical touch-
screen interface. The system essentially needs to be a glorified web-
browser over a wireless ethernet connection. It will (eventually) be
tied into a home control system via a webserver it will connect to over
the wireless ethernet. The software isn't much the problem, I plan to
run a small copy of FreeBSD w/ X and Netscape, (which I'm hoping to get
on a flash disk... will use NFS over wireless lan if need be).
What I do need a great deal of help with, is sourcing the right
hardware... at the right price. I will need a unit which is small in
size, (it's going to eventually be a tablet-like device; hand-held and
portable), runs off of DC power (as it will eventually be made to run
from batteries), and has the following:
- At least one PCMCIA slot (for 802.11 interface card),
- Some sort of soundcard (to play MP3's mostly),
- Decent video capable of working with a laptop display (TFT - to be
taken from a dead laptop actually)
- A serial port for the touch-screen interface
- USB; nice...but not required
- a PCI slot for future expansion (eg PCI/IDE interface or something)
would also be nice... but is again not required
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I'm all ears. I'd like to find
as inexpensive as possible... aiming to find something < $250 US if
possible. I know there were similar such units spoken of on this list,
minus the audio/video/802.11, maybe if someone could pass the link for
those units back to me as well?
Thanks all
--
Nathan Vidican
Nathan@Vidican.com
http://Nathan.Vidican.com/
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