On Fri, 2016-09-02 at 09:33 -0500, Joseph Honold wrote:
> A handheld QWERTY device has been my goal for EOMA68 since I found out about
> it.
>
> I've been looking at various LCD options and all of the RGB ones that are
> 3.5"-4" have low resolution (320x240, 480x320, and expensive 640x480).
Abo
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:19 PM, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
wrote:
> No, no, that’s not what I meant. What I meant is that when plugging in
> the router card into a desktop housing, it should still work *as a
> router*
On 09/22/2016 03:07 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
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> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 8:07 AM, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
> wrote:
>
>> As a user, I would expect to be sold a router housing and a router
>> EOMA6
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 8:07 AM, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
wrote:
> As a user, I would expect to be sold a router housing and a router
> EOMA68 computer card. I would expect the router housing to be able to
> host my d
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> On 09/21/2016 10:46 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>> I don't see how a housing that needs a particular libre bootloader, kernel
>>> or driver is non-com
On 09/22/2016 07:33 AM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> On 09/21/2016 10:46 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>> In a case where a housing is designed to be a router, if I plug my A20 cpu
>>> card that ships with a desktop gui OS, it is in no way configured to be
>>> usable as a router.
>>
>> that
On 09/21/2016 10:46 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>> I don't see how a housing that needs a particular libre bootloader, kernel
>> or driver is non-compliant with the standard (as it is currently written).
>> Perhaps there needs to be more clarification of the boot process and
>> softw
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On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:59 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
>> so, they really do have to be self-contained... [if you want to be
>> able to make a formal declaration, "compliant with the EOMA68
>> standard"].
>>
>
> I don'
On 09/16/2016 09:53 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
>> I poked #linux-sunxi on irc and found out u-boot (mainline) sets up the
>> SSD2828 device and passes it over to linux (mainline) SimpleFB driver. The
>> MSI Primo 8.1 tablet use
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> On 09/02/2016 09:33 AM, Joseph Honold wrote:
>> I've been looking at various LCD options and all of the RGB ones that are
>> 3.5"-4" have low resolution (320x240,
On 09/02/2016 09:33 AM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> I've been looking at various LCD options and all of the RGB ones that are
> 3.5"-4" have low resolution (320x240, 480x320, and expensive 640x480). This
> lead me to look at MIPI DSI displays which are cheaper with higher resolution
> but more compli
On 09/09/16 10:31, Alexander .S.T. Ross wrote:
> heres a small table top keyboard from a phone case:
> http://m.banggood.com/General-Wired-Keyboard-Flip-Holster-Case-For-Andriod-Mobile-Phone-4_2-6_8-p-1023861.html?utmid=995
Thanks! Added to spreadsheet.
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heres a small table top keyboard from a phone case:
http://m.banggood.com/General-Wired-Keyboard-Flip-Holster-Case-For-Andriod-Mobile-Phone-4_2-6_8-p-1023861.html?utmid=995
its currently on offer btw for around £5
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On Sunday 4. September 2016 23.14.22 Joseph Honold wrote:
> On 09/04/2016 03:11 PM, Paul Boddie wrote:
> >
> > That's asking for trouble! One thing I wouldn't mind knowing is how
> > decent space bars are done using domes. Do they really involve multiple
> > domes, or are there elongated ones that
On 09/04/2016 03:11 PM, Paul Boddie wrote:
> Overlay/keymat production seems quite specialised, but maybe people here know
> a bit more about it.
So it seems. I've thought a lot about how to DIY a silicone keypad with
labeling and backlight but still have no way to do it. I'm all ears for ideas
On Sunday 4. September 2016 18.50.53 Joseph Honold wrote:
>
> My idea is to use snap domes attached to a sticker and placed directly on
> the pcb which has exposed copper pads for contacts (keyboard matrix). The
> sticker could be laser (or hand) cut to any shape and snap domes hand
> placed (for
On 09/04/2016 01:19 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
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> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
> wrote:
>> On 04/09/16 17:50, Joseph Honold wrote:
>>> My idea is to use snap domes attached to a sti
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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
wrote:
> On 04/09/16 17:16, Sam Pablo Kuper wrote:
>> Therefore, in pursuit of (2), I made a spreadsheet [...]
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PD_tAIW7cuiXEe9
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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
wrote:
> On 04/09/16 17:50, Joseph Honold wrote:
>> My idea is to use snap domes attached to a sticker and placed directly on
>> the pcb which has exposed copper pads for
On 04/09/16 17:16, Sam Pablo Kuper wrote:
> Therefore, in pursuit of (2), I made a spreadsheet [...]
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PD_tAIW7cuiXEe97BrcIRBfF9Sbo07limynxEBhdp84/pub?gid=1098274215&single=true&output=csv
>
> If you want to view the sheet in your browser, then you can do
On 04/09/16 17:50, Joseph Honold wrote:
> My idea is to use snap domes attached to a sticker and placed directly on the
> pcb which has exposed copper pads for contacts (keyboard matrix). The sticker
> could be laser (or hand) cut to any shape and snap domes hand placed (for
> prototype). The sn
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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> The difficult part (IMO) is creating the rubber/silicone overlay. A prototype
> could be made by either 3D printing a mold and casting a silicone keypad, or
> jus
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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 5:47 PM, Stephen Paul Weber
wrote:
>> It would be great to have a housing for the EOMA68 that is of a similar form
>> factor to one of these devices:
>>
>> - DragonBox Pyra [1]
>
> Isn't EOMA68 to
On 09/04/2016 11:16 AM, Sam Pablo Kuper wrote:
> It might be naive of me, but my impression is that the hardest part of
> making a housing like this is probably getting the keyboard right. So
> many moving parts; such critical layout, tactility, and reliability
> requirements.
>
> I figure there a
> also bear in mind that from experience with the HTC Universal
> reverse-engineering doing clamshell phone / pdas is f** complicated.
They can be. But then you also have devices like the pocketCHIP which have
almost all features I want from such a device (except the 3G) and are pretty
darn
> It would be great to have a housing for the EOMA68 that is of a similar form
> factor to one of these devices:
>
> - DragonBox Pyra [1]
Isn't EOMA68 too big to work for handhelds?
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On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Paul Boddie wrote:
> The Pyra [3] is supposed to be modular (having, for example, a replaceable CPU
> board [4] and potentially other boards), but it isn't certain that the
> hardware (ab
On Friday 2. September 2016 18.50.50 Adam Van Ymeren wrote:
>
> You might be able to get a good head start by taking the GTA04
> schematics (basis of Neo900) and looking at modifying them to accept
> an EOMA-68 computer card rather than having an onboard processor.
>
> The GTA04 is a fairly matur
On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> On 09/02/2016 09:58 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>> well, do add the research that you've done to
>> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/clamshell_microlaptop/
>>
>> that's what the wiki is there for. at the same time can yo
On 09/02/2016 09:58 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> well, do add the research that you've done to
> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/clamshell_microlaptop/
>
> that's what the wiki is there for. at the same time can you please
> add mention of the SEW291 3G module, and that it'
On 02/09/16 15:33, Joseph Honold wrote:
> Ultimately, I want to have cellular phone capability
> (voice/data/sms) [... ]
>
> Pyra is nice but wouldn't be a good as a traditional cellphone
> unless you put ear speaker and mic on backside of LCD/lid.
Any microphones or speakers (or cameras for that
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On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
wrote:
> I don't know if that kind of glass is compatible with hybrid displays of
> the kind I mentioned above. Nor do I know if such hybrid displays are
> even remotely o
On 02/09/16 15:33, Joseph Honold wrote:
> A handheld QWERTY device has been my goal for EOMA68 since I found out about
> it.
:)
> Mouse could be implemented as a "keymouse" (like we use on Zipit, uinput
> driver). Basically, hold a modifier key and use DPad to move cursor and
> right/left clic
*All* handheld computers are a mess. Google up the PSION Organizer II some
time. My example was made the year I was born... 1986. There are two PCBs
and a ribbon cable inside your average Org2, and the traces on the
motherboard are positively draconian -- they have a habit of jumping from
one side
On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Joseph Honold wrote:
> A handheld QWERTY device has been my goal for EOMA68 since I found out about
> it.
cool.
well, do add the research that you've done to
http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/clamshell_microlaptop/
that's what the wiki is there for. at
A handheld QWERTY device has been my goal for EOMA68 since I found out about it.
I've been looking at various LCD options and all of the RGB ones that are
3.5"-4" have low resolution (320x240, 480x320, and expensive 640x480). This
lead me to look at MIPI DSI displays which are cheaper with highe
On 26/08/16 19:14, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
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> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Alexander .S.T. Ross
> wrote:
>> heres a pad to make notes/ draft ideas:
>> https://public.pad.fsfe.org/p/eoma68_handheld
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Alexander .S.T. Ross
wrote:
> heres a pad to make notes/ draft ideas:
> https://public.pad.fsfe.org/p/eoma68_handheld
i'd prefer it be kept on the wiki page
http://rhombus-tech.net/comm
On 26/08/16 18:51, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
> wrote:
>> - HTC Universal [3]
>
> i had one of those - i was part of the original team that did the HTC
> reverse-engineering on 9 (!) different Wince smartphones back around
> 2003. it w
heres a pad to make notes/ draft ideas:
https://public.pad.fsfe.org/p/eoma68_handheld
it would also be awesome if it had (stereo?) pro mic builtin or
attachment points for a little usb mic like the gomic[1] . i have one of
these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samson-Go-Mic-/272351803409?hash=item3f696e
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
wrote:
> It would be great to have a housing for the EOMA68 that is of a similar
> form factor to one of these devices:
>
> - DragonBox Pyra [1]
> - Openbox Pandora [2]
>
yea, i would love one. been making do with zipits with hacked on addon
packs but this would be a lot better.
storage wise does one use sd cards or cheap or fancy usb flash drives?
cus you can get 256GB for err around £30 and a 256GB ssd in a usb dongle
package for err something like £80-£100+.
sd
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