Small PC...

[Alex Satrapa]

On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 09:03, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> About 125 mm x 150 mm with MMX CPU soldered on the underside.  Topside has
> kbd, 2xUSB, video, RJ45, DB9 serial, slot for (short) RAM chip, IDE pins,
> IrDA pins, second serial pins, and others I can't remember.  It all runs
> on 12v (2 pin connector).  It will also carry a daughter board for PCMCIA
> slot.

Sounds an awful lot like a biscuit PC.

http://www.advantech.com/products/Model_Detail.asp?model_id=1@30532&bu=#

There are smaller form factors too (9cm Single Board Computer anyone),
and most run from standard power supplies - it's possible to get 12v
DC-DC AT power supplies to replace your existing or substitute for a
250vAC-DC AT power supply.

But before you go running off to buy one, compare the cost of $1159 with
getting a second hand laptop (the one you describe sounds like the
PCM-9550F-F0A1 sold by Advantech), remembering that this price buys you
just the M/B - no power supply, no RAM, no HDD:

http://store.advantech.com.tw/australia/catselect.asp?category=Single%2BBoard%2BComputers&dept%5Fid=20&mscssid=727J1B6RE88C9NQ2357UL0BDGU2J41M4

For the price, I'd prefer to get a more powerful ATX or MiniATX mobo,
and build a custom enclosure (ie: soundproof and ventilate a linen
cupboard). Ideally the whole kit and kaboodle would be naturally
ventilated, so I don't have to lose machines to broken CPU fans.

Some useful info about soundproofing in the home:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/sound_proofing_in_the_home.htm

Unfortunately, I'm obviously not on Google's good books today - I can't
find any Australian soundproofing people who don't specialise in
automotive or industrial sound proofing.

Alex

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