Rev on a Linux/Windows based HP 2133 Mini-Note? (was Smallest PC that can run Revolution?)

Luis luis at anachreon.co.uk
Wed Apr 23 06:44:54 EDT 2008


Looks like the new EEEPC 900 is due out 1st of May. Found a review here:

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030092,49296523-1,00.htm

Cheers,

Luis.


On 23 Apr 2008, at 11:11, Luis wrote:

> Hiya,
>
> Insofar as I know the Nokia Tablets have a TI processor: It's an  
> ARM core with a DSP as a second core.
> There's no Rev for ARM.
>
> I've been keeping an eye on this HP 2133 Mini-Note, looks to be  
> released soon (heard between April and June):
>
> http://h40059.www4.hp.com/hp2133/
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_2133_Mini-Note_PC
>
> http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/hp-2133-mini-note.aspx
>
> http://www.supergps.co.uk/hp-compaq-2133-mininote-pc-vista-basic- 
> os-2gb-ram-120gb-hdd-p-3374.html?gad=CMDIu8kDEgg-s_Nh2Zr1URiY3OT- 
> AyCY9p4z&
>
> http://www.supergps.co.uk/hp-compaq-2133-mininote-pc-linux-os-1gb- 
> ram-120gb-hdd-p-3278.html?gad=CMDIu8kDEgg-s_Nh2Zr1URiY3OT-AyCY9p4z&
>
>
> Vid here: http://www.rm.com/LEA/Products/Product.asp?cref=PD1164671
>
>
> The Via C7 CPU is x86 compatible (I don't know whether this will be  
> replaced with the more advanced Intel Atom which just came out at  
> the beginning of April).
>
> The RAM is upgradeable and 1 Gbit ethernet. Integrated stereo mic?!
> The display won me over (1024x768) as well as the processor plus  
> the choice of either SATA SSD and SATA HD (I'd use the SSD for  
> travel, backup to HD).
>
> I've heard Asus may be shipping a new version of the EEEPC with a  
> higher definition display with touch-screen plus more RAM. Will  
> wait and see...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Luis.
>
>
> On 22 Apr 2008, at 13:19, David Bovill wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot for that Ben>
>>
>> NB - what about the new Linux based Nokia Tablets... it seems like  
>> quite a
>> few Linux apps are being ported without too much trouble - seems  
>> GTK+ /
>> Gnome based... not sure what Rev 2.9 requires...
>>
>>  * http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nokia-n810-review.ars/4
>>  * http://maemo.org/intro/
>>
>>
>> 2008/4/22 Ben Rubinstein <benr_mc at cogapp.com>:
>>
>>> On 16/4/08 14:30, David Bovill wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the smallest PC that anyone has managed to get a Revolution
>>>> application running on - any operating system? Is there a hand  
>>>> held?
>>>> Something without a built in screen? The Eee PC is one of the  
>>>> smallest I
>>>> can
>>>> find so far and certainly cheap - and the only one I know of  
>>>> that people
>>>> have actually got Rev running on? I guess none of the Windows  
>>>> Mobile
>>>> operating systems are an option?
>>>>
>>>
>>> We've installed a Rev-built app on a bunch of very small custom  
>>> built
>>> units that were running Windows Embedded, on a fanless VIA Mini-ITX
>>> motherboard <http://www.viatech.com/>, with a 256MB  solid-state  
>>> disk.
>>>  (These were installed in vehicles, so it was important to have  
>>> no moving
>>> parts and low power requirements.) Had no problems except that we  
>>> had to
>>> fiddle with the OS image a few times before we got the  
>>> combination of
>>> components we needed.
>>>
>>> We also evaluated Puppy Linux on the same hardware (we ended up  
>>> with 75
>>> units, so the potential saving on Windows Embedded licenses was
>>> considerable); it all worked fine except that we needed better  
>>> multimedia
>>> support than Rev made available on Linux at that time.  With 2.9  
>>> I suspect
>>> we could have gone that route.
>>>
>>> - Ben
>>>
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