[plug] hardware comparability - micro atx motherboards/other more portable alternatives?

[Bernard]

Daniel,

At a particular computer expo a company was advertising their latest
offering - a mini computer, about the size of a CD-ROM case in
desktop footprint, and maybe an inch or two high. Complete with a
decent size hard drive, CD-ROM, and everything else you'd expect to
find in a standard desktop machine in a tiny package, no space
wasted - mostly laptop components used.

I had a stack of flyers about them, which as timing would have it, I
threw them all out today, but I will rummage through the recycling
tomorrow if you are interested. I'm not sure what the prices were
like, more than desktops obviously, but slightly less than that of
laptops with the lcd panel IIRC.

AND they claimed to be fully compatible with Linux!

Will dig the stuff out in the morning, shouldn't be too far from the
top.

Regards,

Bernard.

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 10:57:46PM +0800, Daniel wrote:
> Hi Plug,
> not feeling I could spend the money on a laptop I have been looking at 
> small systems, thinking of getting something more portable, and choosing a 
> tft screen.
> 
> What about Micro ATX motherboards and compatibility? Aopen seem to have a 
> list for linux supported motherboards quoting some of their older 
> models.   I wonder what the chances are that the MX4B would run linux 
> without a hitch?  Is it just a matter of the intel chipset 
> compatibility?  I guess there's also the onboard video.
> 
> Is this the best way to go about setting up a more portable system? Any 
> suggestions/ ideas greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Daniel.
> 
> micro atx motherboard example
> http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/mx4b.htm
> 
> case -(air ventilation of sorts) (4kg and way smaller than regular regular 
> atx cases ~7kg, tft screen ~ 5kg)
> 15.71"(D)x12.76"(W)x3.74"(H) / 399mm(D)x324mm(W)x95(H)
> http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/housing/h340-series.htm

-- 
 Bernard Blackham
 bernard at blackham.com.au