RE: Project Bling

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now that is smart!

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
Sent: 04 May 2005 10:23
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Project Bling


Looks good Quinten - better value than the £545 version at the Smart Home
show :-)

BTW, where do you keep finding these cheap laptops?
/me also remembers the "Swedish Chef"

Cheers,

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quinten Uijldert
>
> Also known as a digital pictureframe ;)
>
> A few weeks ago, someone asked about this on the list, which
> prompted me in action again as I've been meaning to do one
> for a long time.  Always planned to use Windows and write
> some screensaver software, but the links posted pointed me
> towards Damn Small Linux (thanks, whoever it was!) which I
> hadn't even considered (or heared off).  Turns out that the
> software was already available and runs pretty smooth on an
> old laptop (p2 233mmx, 96Mb ram).  So as I no longer had an
> excuse to postpone it, I started to take apart the laptop and
> transform it into a digital picture frame.  The results can
> be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/by3yx
>
> Hope it helps someone.
>
> Q.