[OZAPRS] Re: eeepc

[Tony Hunt]

Just curious Andrew. What sort of current draw does it have to run it at
9.5v DC ? Maybee this is a good candidate for solar power as well .. Does it
have a PCMCIA slot and does it have a hardwired ethernet port ?

Tony  Hunt  VK5AH


----- Original Message ----- 

> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:34:52 +1000
> From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at people.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] eeepc
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
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> The eeepc is a 900 mhz 4gb flash drive linux machine with vga 3xusb sound
sd
> card lan wifi.
>
> it will take most linux programs
>
> i have google earth , xastir, gpredict, perl, gpsdrive installed.
>
> it also has office, and doubles as my dvd player (from sd card)
>
> ext monitor support up to 1280x800
>
> runs on 9.5 volts
>
> $488
>
> if you want portable aprs / packet etc, this is it.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Brown VK2ZEN" <vk2zen at b5.net>
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] eeepc
>
>
> > I'd be interested in the details on that myself. it looks very good.
> >
> >
> > Jack Chomley wrote:
> >> At 06:14 PM 3/16/2008, you wrote:
> >>> been trialling a eeepc
> >>>
> >>> http://www.tech-software.net/eeepc/
> >>>
> >>> andrew vk4tec
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> Andrew,
> >>
> >> Obviously you have succeeded in getting an APRS program going on your
> >> eeepc. Are you going to share the the steps you took, to make this
work?
> >> Or a WEB reference that may help some of us who may be interested?
> >> My crystal ball is having trouble gleaning information, from your
screen
> >> shots ;-)
> >>
> >> Jack VK4JRC
> >>
> >>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:10:29 +1000
> From: Jack Chomley <radio at irock.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] eeepc
> To: Australian APRS Users  <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20080318070749.0242d8e8 at irock.com.au>
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>
> At 05:34 PM 3/17/2008, Andrew wrote:
> >The eeepc is a 900 mhz 4gb flash drive linux machine with vga 3xusb
> >sound sd card lan wifi.
> >
> >it will take most linux programs
> >
> >i have google earth , xastir, gpredict, perl, gpsdrive installed.
> >
> >it also has office, and doubles as my dvd player (from sd card)
> >
> >ext monitor support up to 1280x800
> >
> >runs on 9.5 volts
> >
> >$488
> >
> >if you want portable aprs / packet etc, this is it.
>
> I have an eeepc and was wondering HOW to get APRS/Packet programs to
> work on it, since I am not a Linux guru....I am clueless and the
> eeepc manual, is about the same ;-)
>
> 73s
>
> Jack VK4JRC
>
>
>
>
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