Thanks for all the input on the subject I started. I've heard a lot of good opinions here. I understand that it can all be done with a netbook, but I really think that the ergonomics of a portable "radio" with a handle, battery and an easy to use interface (knobs) is important to me. We like to use the device in multiple rooms and have it by the bed at night. That is what the ComOne Phoenix offered. I think the Evoke Flow looks like a winner, but I would like to know if its display is large enough. John, can a middle-aged guy use the Flow without his reading glasses? -Scott Walker
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > Puppy Linux is a very good OS for this purpose with older machines. > Newer machines, too...I have my own laptop set up to dual boot Window$ > XP and Puppy Linux just because, if all I need is to quickly boot up > and connect to the Internet, Puppy boots up within 1 minute after a > cold start. > > Using mplayer within Puppy Linux should work OK for most Windows Media > codec versions. > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Kevin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >> At least for audio only, almost any older laptop computer can be put to use >> in this same fashion as a "radio" appliance. I have an older Toshiba 266 >> MHz laptop running PuppyLinux that I have used at times in this capacity. > > _______________________________________________ > Internetradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
