Hi Cary:
From: "Cary B. O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best price on 386/486 ISA SBC?
> The pos-468 from http://www.advantech-usa.com is pretty close to
> what you are after. I don't know exactly if it fits your price
> target. Runs linux just fine. (Well, X doesn't look so great).
>
> -- cary
Yes, that is a good board (I have a pos-486+the 808 case already)
but I should have been more explicit. I want something a bit smaller
and in more of a "cube" type shape (the POS-486 fits in a
bookshelf style case). The PC-104 architecure is quite attractive
except for one problem..... what few add on boards are available
are very pricing.... $100+ for a sound card, no support for wireless
cards, ect. So that limits me to ISA bus (or PCMCIA) style
computers.
One other concern I had about the POS-486 was the right angle
connector for the ISA cards. I was a little concerned about this
being a point of failure. I've not run a POS-486 through a vibration
test..... I probably should.... You have any experience with the
POS-486 (and the 808 case) in a vibration and temperature
extreme enviroment?
What few ISA SBC's (or backplane) computers I have seen seem
like they might fit in a "cube" shape, and that is what I am looking
for. The POS board seems very affordable, and ultimately will be
my choice if I can't find something in the format (and price) I want
to spend.
Thanks
-Jeff King
