On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 11:45 +1000, Grant Parnell wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 11:13:36PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > > 
> > > What would you do with a teeny-tiny Linux machine like this?
> > 
> > Glue one to my ear so I can look really clever by googling on
> > the sly.
> > 
> > There's the i/o to think about tho...
> 
> I suppose if you added a tiny 4 bit DAC and wrote an audio driver then ran
> a copy of festival (or something more low-tech) you'd have suitable
> output at least. A few simple buttons (possibly using the same GPIO pins) 
> could be wired in for a bit of input.

It's only a 55MHz cpu with limited RAM don't forget - festival isn't
going to run too well on that.

> Mind you, I don't think I'd like 802.11b right in my ear. It's microwave 
> frequency after all! Any intelligence gain would be negated by frying 
> brain cells.

Indeed.

J.
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