[dundee] A $15 Linux Computer

[Kevin]

That form factor is limiting the potential of the computer. Why would
I want to buy extra hardware just to make the thing usable? Completely
defeats the point of having it that cheap. At the very least, it would
require a breakout board to get the interfaces. I would easily pay a
couple more quid per unit to have proper ports.

Kevin

On 17 January 2012 00:13, Calum Lind <calumlind at gmail.com> wrote:
> The specs for that form factor (EOMA-68) require a certain height (3.5 or
> 5.5mm) so that rules out Ethernet on the card. Also it is not an actual
> PCMCIA port it just uses the same connector that allows plugging into
> compatible motherboards which provide the ports of your choosing, Ethernet,
> eSATA, USB etc.
>
> http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68