In message <000b01c230b1$2c0895e0$7289fea9@taff2>, Jeremy Taffel
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>
>Computer Shopper (Aug) includes some designer systems in its lab tests.
>One that stands out from the crowd is the Paysan Elite II. They have fitted
>all of the electronics and drives into the keyboard unit, and finished it in
>black! See http://www.paysan.co.uk/elite2/specifications.html
>I wonder where they got that idea from?
>
>Apart from the 19" TFT monitor (I want one) , it is expensive and
>underpowered so even if their design is inspired by Uncle Clive, their
>business model certainly isn't.
>
>And it uses standard connectors - how boring.
>
>They are actually quite innovative. Although most of their computers use a
>Celeron, their pacbook looks interesting -it includes a touch screen, and is
>powered by a Tranmeta Crusoe. I wonder if anyone has considered the
>possibilities of developing the Code Morphing software that would enable
>said processor to emulate the 68K family? It seems to me that Transmeta are
>always going to lag behind the x86 on computing power, and they could be
>better off providing a modern upgrade path to people tied in to old legacy
>systems .
I wrote about this in QL Today a couple of issues ago. Computer Shopper
is so behind !
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