Hey all, I've been looking through the cool Linux-embedded gadgets down at linuxdevices.com, and one of the things that caught my attention is the car stereo mp3 player, which makes use of a 6GB laptop hard disks to load the mp3 files. Then the disks are docked into the player, and so on.
What fascinated me was that what's inside is some sort of a mini motherboard, the Intel StrongARM I think it's called. As I understand, the Linux kernel image is stored in flash, then loaded into RAM during operation. So I guess my inquiry is, are "motherboards" like the StrongARM available here locally (bnew or secondhand in HMR, whatever)? What are alternatives to this cool product? How much do they cost? And most importantly, can I play around with it just as I would with a regular PC (give or take a few more degrees of difficulty? My plan is to acquire one for personal use (hobby thing), then eventually try to make useful appliances out of it for work purposes. Thanks! -- Joon Guillen ================================ So computers are tools of the Devil? thought Newt. He had no problem believing it. Computers had to be the tools of _somebody_, and he knew for certain that it definitely wasn't him. from "Good Omens", Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
