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Re: piggyback pentium/powerPC
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Mon, 12 Aug 1996 00:45:11 GMT
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MAR ERICSON <MAR@antispamCOOPER.EDU>
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> I realize that what I'm asking for is hardly cheap, but I'd like
> to piggyback some real computing power with the handy board.  Can
> anyone suggest components for:
> 
>   - a small low-power pentium/powerPC with min 32MB RAM
>     and a pair of serial communications ports
> 
>   - preferably it would share a battery with the handyboard
> 
>   - everything else is optional
> 
> The small and low-power are important.  Ideally I would like to find a
> board not much bigger than the handy board.  Thanks for any pointers
> you can give me.


Try looking for embedded PC systems. The motherboard are sometimes roughly the size of the HB. You may have to buy controller board also to drive a hard drive or a Solid state disk. Expensive stuff! The good thing about some embedded systems is that , not only do they consume less power, but they also use +5 v. (Instead of that +12, +5, -5, -12 configuration. You really have to look for the proper system components)



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I realize that what I'm asking for is hardly cheap, but I'd like to piggyback some real computing power with the handy board. Can anyone suggest components for: - a small low-power pentium/powerPC with min 32MB RAM and a pair of serial (...) (30 years ago, 7-Aug-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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