Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive

From	Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive
Date	2014-10-20 14:28 -0400
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On Sat, 18 Oct 2014, Rich wrote:

> http://techreport.com/news/27228/this-mini-bay-trail-pc-is-the-size-of-a-thumb-drive
>
>   The "APM-D01" measures only 3.9" x 1.5" x 0.38" (100 x 38 x 9.6 mm) and
>   weighs just 1.6 oz (46 g), but its internals wouldn't look out of place
>   inside a much larger tablet. The micro machine is available with a
>   choice of quad-core Atom Z3735F or Z3735G processors from the Bay Trail
>   generation. Both chips are clocked at 1.33GHz with a 1.83GHz burst
>   frequency. The "F" is limited to 1GB of RAM at 5.3GB/s, while the "G"
>   can address 2GB of memory at 10.6GB/s.
>
>   In addition to being available with different CPU-and-memory combos, the
>   device comes with 16GB or 32GB of internal flash storage. Otherwise, all
>   the versions have identical specs: one HDMI output (male), one Micro SD
>   slot, dual Micro USB 2.0 ports, and both 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0. I
>   see what looks like a full-sized USB port on one edge, but it's not
>   mentioned on the official product page. That page does, however,
>   indicate that the system can run Android, Windows 8.1, and Linux.
>
What's interesting is that Linux type small boards should now be available 
as scrap.

Both my TV sets run Linux, my found on the sidewalk blu-ray player runs 
Linux, my TomTom One rummage sale $10 GPS runs Linux, and I've wondered if 
my found in a recycling bin DVD recorder runs Linux.

As some of these devices fail, or "get obsolete", they may offer a choice 
of low level Linux controller boards.  Not as much RAM or permanent 
storage, and maybe lacking in I/O, but the possibility is there.  The 
blu-ray players have ethernet, and some come with wifi built in.

  Michael

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This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-18 16:08 +0000
  Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-20 13:22 +0000
  Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-10-20 14:28 -0400

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