On 5/23/2011 8:47 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 19 May 2011 23:36, Dave<e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: > > >> Find a PC case that is industrial looking and use good quality PC >> hardware and they will forget that it is a PC. It is really all about >> perception. >> > A lot of little VAXes survived running EDAX X-ray analaysers simply by > not looking like PCs and not getting "upgraded". I last used one in > 2001, but have no reason to believe it isn't still there. > > Put an Atom mini-ITX board inside the case with all the other stuff > and people will forget it is a PC. > >
Isn't that funny? I delivered a proposal for a machine retrofit using EMC2 about 2 years ago and I brought in a Mini ITX based PC that had a finned extruded aluminum case. It did not look at all like a "PC". I sat it on the table and gave the presentation and then they asked what it was. I told them that was the control PC that would run their machine. They picked it up, passed it around and everyone nodded as it looked very "industrial" and I got the job. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran developers boost performance applications - including clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
