On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:36:43 GMT,
Geoff Schultz wrote:
The problem with a system of this type is that there's no easy way to
bring it to shore to an Internet cafe to download e-mail. If you want a
general purpose computer, then this looks OK. IMHO it's expensive for a
1 Ghz macbine.

-- Geoff


I have a "multilayered" approach to this. Mostly because I like buying
doodads and playing with them.

I have a Laptop, nuff said. I also have a Pentab (old Fujitsu 1200,
P120) running Linux, which happily connects via wired ethernet,
wireless, USB, or IR. (USB requires minor h/w hack, but the newer
versions of the HW don't) They run about $100-$200 on ebay if you keep
an eye out. I also have a USB key (128MB) with a 64MB bootable partion
and a small Linux install, the other 64MB contains some apps for
MS-Windows (putty, an ssh client, and a couple of others) and my home
directory. Usually I have a Knoppix CD also, which will boot on most any
modern intel machine, and happily use the USB keydrive for storage.

With this stuff, I can use pretty much any option of connection, modem,
ethernet, wireless, booting some other machine, or IR via a cellphone.

I suppose I could add an accoustic coupled modem, maybe an arcnet card,
but I think I'll skip that...

--
Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
Must I hold a candle to my shames?
-- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"