[NTLUG:Discuss] Tablet computers?

MadHat madhat at unspecific.com
Thu Sep 11 10:34:14 CDT 2003


On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 09:13, Lance Simmons wrote:
> * MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> [030911 08:47]:
> > 
> > Define tablet computer.  From what you mention about getting an "old"
> > one like a 486, I am not aware of any that old.  
> 
> Here's an example of the sort of machine I'm looking at:
> 
>   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2751826580&category=39980&rd=1
> 
> The only thing I want to do with it is scroll through ASCII text files.

Wow...  ummm....  No, I do not know of anyone who has experience with
this type of tablet.  At 40MHz, 20MRAM and a 240M HD, it _should_ be
able to run linux without too many issues, but I don't know about the
stylus or anything extra.

-- 
MadHat at Unspecific.com
`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here...'
   -- Lewis Carroll - _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_




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