The point is that this only makes it cheaper. It is still a PC running Windows in some other room. I think what is wanted is a way to have the Thunderbolt "on-line" so the status shows up wherever you like. Also those old PC notebooks burn more power than you think. Not nearly as much as an older desktop PC but I bet more than $100 per year in power. (The old desktop might burn $300 per year)
Another problem is that people might like to also run NTP server using their Thunderbolt and the Windows OS that LH uses is a very poor choice for NTP, so you'd need a second computer. Best to put both on a little ARM powered board. The $25 notebook only helps with cost. It doesn't change the functionality. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Perry Sandeen <sandee...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > List, > > I have no problem with someone porting LH to any > device of their choice. > > But at the Huntsville, AL hamfest this last weekend > there were a number of fully functional laptops for $29. I didn’t check > what OS > they were using. > > Sure they are about as old as dirt however they > are great for guys like me that don’t know a thing about programming and > have > no interest in learning to program. They > would provide a cheap LH monitor and when they die, just buy another. > > If you wanted to go upscale there were loads of > 14.1 inch IBM Thinkpads running various flavors of XP for $225. I’d expect > one > of that quality build to run for years especially if one was to cut some > extra ventilation > holes in the case and add a small external fan. > > Regards, > > Perrier > > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
