Thanks a lot for that Ben>

NB - what about the new Linux based Nokia Tablets... it seems like quite a
few Linux apps are being ported without too much trouble - seems GTK+ /
Gnome based... not sure what Rev 2.9 requires...

 * http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nokia-n810-review.ars/4
 * http://maemo.org/intro/


2008/4/22 Ben Rubinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On 16/4/08 14:30, David Bovill wrote:
>
> > What is the smallest PC that anyone has managed to get a Revolution
> > application running on - any operating system? Is there a hand held?
> > Something without a built in screen? The Eee PC is one of the smallest I
> > can
> > find so far and certainly cheap - and the only one I know of that people
> > have actually got Rev running on? I guess none of the Windows Mobile
> > operating systems are an option?
> >
>
> We've installed a Rev-built app on a bunch of very small custom built
> units that were running Windows Embedded, on a fanless VIA Mini-ITX
> motherboard <http://www.viatech.com/>, with a 256MB  solid-state disk.
>  (These were installed in vehicles, so it was important to have no moving
> parts and low power requirements.) Had no problems except that we had to
> fiddle with the OS image a few times before we got the combination of
> components we needed.
>
> We also evaluated Puppy Linux on the same hardware (we ended up with 75
> units, so the potential saving on Windows Embedded licenses was
> considerable); it all worked fine except that we needed better multimedia
> support than Rev made available on Linux at that time.  With 2.9 I suspect
> we could have gone that route.
>
> - Ben
>
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