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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #75477, posted by Phlamethrower at 01:19, 17/5/2006 |
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Well, get on with it then!  |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #75480, posted by flibble at 12:12, 17/5/2006, in reply to message #75477 |
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Well, get on with it then! Send me an A9 then 
Else it will have to be this.
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Peter Howkins |
Message #102147, posted by flibble at 19:25, 12/5/2007, in reply to message #75480 |
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I blew up the monitor (shorted out) whilst trying to shoehorn it into the lego case.
No lego a7000 laptop for me  |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #102149, posted by Phlamethrower at 20:00, 12/5/2007, in reply to message #102147 |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105042, posted by flibble at 11:26, 30/10/2007, in reply to message #102149 |
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A replacement monitor is on its way  |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105084, posted by flibble at 20:54, 1/11/2007, in reply to message #105042 |
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Early photo, not started on the hinge yet. |
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VinceH |
Message #105085, posted by VincceH at 21:08, 1/11/2007, in reply to message #105084 |
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Wouldn't it be better to have the keyboard nearer the front edge? The lego is going to be very uncomfortable to move your wrists over as you type. |
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Andrew |
Message #105086, posted by andrew at 23:07, 1/11/2007, in reply to message #105084 |
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Early photo, not started on the hinge yet. Is that an A9 or an A4? |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105087, posted by flibble at 23:13, 1/11/2007, in reply to message #105086 |
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It's an A7000.
About the keyboard, it's pretty much stuck in that place due to the network card behind it and the HD in front of it. However I can add flat studless tiles to the places where the wrists will rest, which should improve it. |
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Tony Haines |
Message #105088, posted by Loris at 00:00, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105084 |
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When you close it, it'll be a bugger to get open again - you know how hard those flat pieces are to prise apart. |
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Colin Cartmell-Browne |
Message #105089, posted by Col at 10:17, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105088 |
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When you close it, it'll be a bugger to get open again - you know how hard those flat pieces are to prise apart. But that could be the ultimate laptop security feature!
[Edited by Col at 11:12, 2/11/2007] |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #105090, posted by monkeyson2 at 10:53, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105087 |
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This is rather fab. I hope you got this chap to help build it:
Did you run out of blue bricks for the bottom left hand corner? |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105091, posted by flibble at 11:16, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105090 |
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This is rather fab. I hope you got this chap to help build it: I'm sure classic-space red spaceman will make an appearance sooner or later.
Did you run out of blue bricks for the bottom left hand corner? I was being lazy , the sides of the laptop are made out of two wide blue blocks, the different colours there are where it becomes 1 wide to fit the HD in.
The colours and presentation of it are likely to change a lot, because blue sides and grey tops look rather dull But functionality first. |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #105092, posted by monkeyson2 at 11:20, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105091 |
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Is the laptop going to be battery powered or does it rely on the A9home's external power supply? |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105093, posted by flibble at 11:26, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105092 |
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Is the laptop going to be battery powered or does it rely on the A9home's external power supply? External PSU only, and it's an a7000, unless anyone wants to give me an a9. |
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Phil Mellor |
Message #105094, posted by monkeyson2 at 11:42, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105093 |
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it's an a7000, unless anyone wants to give me an a9. The thread title and lego bricks fooled me.
FX: clickity! |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105107, posted by flibble at 20:27, 2/11/2007, in reply to message #105094 |
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Well I've added a hinge, and taken several more photos.
Gallery Here
Also attached a progress picture here. |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105149, posted by flibble at 15:05, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105107 |
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http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/index.php
I think I've taken it about as far as I can before I start to have to solder things
So I'll probably stop here. |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #105151, posted by Phlamethrower at 15:26, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105149 |
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Don't stop yet! You still need to put an Acorn logo on the lid. |
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VinceH |
Message #105152, posted by VincceH at 16:05, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105149 |
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http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/i/img_3953.jpg
Is the little chap pressing the spacebar, or humping it? |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #105156, posted by Phlamethrower at 16:28, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105152 |
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http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/i/img_3953.jpg
Is the little chap pressing the spacebar, or humping it? "little chap" |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #105158, posted by flibble at 17:18, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105152 |
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Is the little chap pressing the spacebar, or humping it? yes |
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Andrew Poole |
Message #105159, posted by andypoole at 17:20, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105158 |
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I'd quite like to know what he's up to in this one:
http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/i/img_3960.jpg |
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VinceH |
Message #105162, posted by VincceH at 20:49, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105159 |
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I'd quite like to know what he's up to in this one:
http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/i/img_3960.jpg He's a Muslim. |
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VinceH |
Message #105163, posted by VincceH at 20:49, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105159 |
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I'd quite like to know what he's up to in this one:
http://www.marutan.net/comp/v3/i/img_3960.jpg He's a Muslim. |
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VinceH |
Message #105164, posted by VincceH at 20:49, 8/11/2007, in reply to message #105163 |
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So funny I said it twice. Or something. |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #115477, posted by flibble at 20:16, 26/9/2010, in reply to message #105158 |
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Well, it's time to make it again, this time with a much larger screen.
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Andrew |
Message #115482, posted by asm1 at 09:56, 27/9/2010, in reply to message #115477 |
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Nifty!
Does it weigh 5 tons or is it not too bad ? Are you planning pn a CD/DVD drive as well ? |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #115489, posted by flibble at 17:02, 27/9/2010, in reply to message #115482 |
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Nifty!
Does it weigh 5 tons or is it not too bad ? Are you planning pn a CD/DVD drive as well ? It's not too bad weight wise, but perhaps not something you'd want to carry in a bag all day
As for the CD/DVD, I'd love too (and even have a spare slimline DVD drive) but there just isn't space in the case at the moment.
I'm considering replacing the motherboard (the A7000) as it's really far too large to let me squeeze any more things into the case. At the moment I'm investigating a thin-client motherboard (Wyse/HP/etc) as many of them can be made to run some of the more frugal Linux distributions. [1]
(Before anyone says "Baglebroad, Baglebroad!", a) it's 100+ quid b) I've not any HDMI capable (that I'm willing to dismantle) monitors.)
[1] http://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/info/hardware.shtml |
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Jeffrey Lee |
Message #115490, posted by Phlamethrower at 17:29, 27/9/2010, in reply to message #115489 |
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Bagelboard 
Speaking of portable things, I wonder how big an FPGA you'd need to reimplement an ARM250 (or ARM7500). It could be kinda fun to have a portable Arc, or a mini desktop machine for die-hard fanatics, kinda like Sprow's MiniB. Of course I'm not sure whether ARM would be too happy about you reimplementing their (obsolete) designs without their permission. |
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