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Rob Beard wrote: > On 13/02/2010 17:01, tom brough wrote: >> If you read on and look at the U-tube vids they are looking for >> partners. You can get them in kit form too according to one of the vids. >> The idea being that the school teachers / parents in developing >> countries can assemble them themselves to reduce the costs even further. >> The design looks very modular so the CPU modules / Memory can be swapped >> out ... useful for breakdowns. Since the unit can use either HDD or a >> SD Flash card, its possible to ignore the HDD bay completely (making it >> lighter on the pocket / weight / batteries). You can order without the >> HDD and put your own recycled HDD drive. Alternatively if you dont need >> the extra storage, there is a internal USB port tucked in the HDD >> compartment so other devices (WI-MAX, bluetooth, etc ... can be plugged >> in and stored there). >> >> They dont look that hard to construct. >> >> Tom. >> > I'd be happy to have a go at building one, I'm guessing it isn't as > involved as the old ZX81 kits (soldering components on the board). > Something like that with say a 16GB SD Card and 512MB Ram would do me > nicely. > > Rob > > It might be worth doing a head count (I would be interested) and then get a quote for a "bulk order" from the website. It might be worth becoming a local agent... but I would like to see one in operation before taking that step. Tom. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html