Collections of (physically) small computers

Laurence Cuffe Laurence.Cuffe at ucd.ie
Mon Oct 30 08:11:21 CST 2006



----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
Date: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:20 am
Subject: Re: Collections of (physically) small computers
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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> On 29 Oct 2006 at 23:45, Tony Duell wrote:
> 
> > More seriously, I think we need to define 'computer'.
> 
> Says who?  If it can do I/O and has CPU and memory, what doesn't 
> make 
> it a computer?  
> 
> Let's play by your rules.  Your definitions immediately let in 
> iPAQs, 
> Blackberries, Palms, and quite a few other devices.  How about the 
> HTC Meteor smartphone?  Llots of programs available there--and with 
> more processor horsepower than most "vintage" "computers".
> 
> Does anyone have a "computer" (by Tony's rules) lighter than 120g?
Yup, Nokia 7610 118g, speaks C++ though you do have to cross compile.
All the best
Laurence Cuffe 
> 
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> 
> 



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