RE: Re: Cheap 10.4" pen tablet

["Mick Furlong" <hiltoneltd@xxxxxxx>]

There was a thread on this a while back.....if I recall correctly it can be done but it isnt a 5 minute process.

 

As I see it the main advantage of CE for these devices would be the instant on nature, however would you really get that with a hard disc based CE system? My understanding is that the instant on nature of CE devices is largely due to the fact that they hold the OS in ROM.

 

Given the size/weight/limited battery life of these I would see them more used as fixed room controllers rather that any sort of mobile device so you would probably want them powered on whenever the house is occupied.

 

just my view

 

Mick

 

  -----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 22 January 2002 12:49
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap 10.4" pen tablet

> Isn't
> it possible to make a build of CE for an intel X86 platform with the 
> CE
> Platform builder?
>
> Therefore, these devices could in theory at least
> have CE installed on 
> them...
>
> Comments?
>
> Paul
> G.
>
> >From: "Andy Laurence"
> <andylaurence@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx>To:
> <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap 10.4"
> pen tablet
> >Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:08:14 -0000
> >
> >
> >
> One thing I would bear in mind regarding the usability of these
> >
> >
> devices is boot up time.
> > >
> > > The epod is brilliant in
> this regard as it is WinCE so you get
> > > instant on. In my
> experience you are inclined to use it more
> > > frequently, rather
> than wait for a PC to boot up. This is particulary
> > > true for
> X10
> control. Running terminal services on the epod you can
> > > be up
> and
> running in under 10 secs.
> > >
> > > Anybody used one of
> these
> before, what's the likely boot up time?
> >
> >As a reference, my
> Stylistics 1000 takes a few minutes to boot into Suse 
> >2.4
> >on
> a
> 100MHz processor and 40MB RAM.  I've not used it with Win95, but
> I'd
> >expect it to be slightly quicker.  Should boot in under a
> minute with a bit
> >of hacking.
> >
> > > At this price
> however, I'm game for a couple!
> >
> >he he
> he...
> >
> >Andy
> >--
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> >
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