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MicroCore, Anyone?
tobiaus:
--- Quote from: oldtimer on March 30, 2009, 06:37:12 PM ---The most practical application (my fantasy) will be on my NanoNetBook; a bootable wrist watch, that wirelessly connects to: the internet via satellite, my sun-glasses (the monitor!) and the paper-thin touchpad/keyboard which is unrolled from its pencil-sized container and placed on my beach-side drink table.
Don't laugh. It will happen.
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the technology that replaces the technology that replaces bluetooth will probably have enough bandwidth for your sunglasses. japan already has monitors like that for consumer use, what i would like to see is more open standards for electronic interfaces (not just for the connection but also the device) so that open drivers are easier to write.
otherwise it will be proprietary hardware and second-rate drivers, whether buggy closed-source drivers that work, or open source drivers that work but have fewer features. i like the free software movement, it could be helped by an open hardware movement. open hardware projects (bios, car, phones) but there is no organization to bring them together.
with the passionate nature of philosophers like richard stallman, and the practical, sometimes compromising nature of people like bruce perens and lawrence lessig, some would argue it's better that there is no free hardware foundation. i understand the sentiment. it would be nice to see open hardware conventions (meetings) though. i'd love to build an open source device to run tinycore on, something that looked like a miniature commodore 64 i could put in a carry case and connect to a variety of monitors, including a very small one for more portable use, and a standard monitor for home.
Medox:
--- Quote from: Jason W on March 29, 2009, 07:57:12 AM ---Just for kicks I removed out of tinycore.gz all that relates to X, the fltk apps, and brought the size of the iso down to 6.3MB. I put all that I removed into an extension so I could have it back with one command. I booted in 10 seconds on my modest machine and was sitting on 18.7MB of used RAM. I added the extension back on and then started X and added my usual apps like nothing was different.
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Could you please upload the 6.3MB version? It would be great.
Still, I'm not an expert but hopefully this will help me with my project.
Or maybe a quich how to... I'm still new to most of the stuff (especially to strip downs like this)
Thanks & TinyCore is great! Exactly what I searched. I already spent some hours remastering it... :)
Jason W:
I think I deleted the image as well as the list as it was mainly an experiment, but I will look once more. I would rather not post an iso or tinycore.gz but if I see the list I will upload it. But I think it is gone.
kerpob:
--- Quote from: oldtimer on March 30, 2009, 06:37:12 PM ---
The most practical application (my fantasy) will be on my NanoNetBook; a bootable wrist watch, that wirelessly connects to: the internet via satellite, my sun-glasses (the monitor!) and the paper-thin touchpad/keyboard which is unrolled from its pencil-sized container and placed on my beach-side drink table.
Don't laugh. It will happen.
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Do away with the wristwatch - make the keyboard bootable & have the wireless connectivity. Also make it waterproof, so you can go swimming with it. And solar powered.
roberts:
A microcore option comming soon; currently in alpha testing. Stay tuned...
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