[Arm-netbook] Just a thought...

[Christopher Havel]

It occurred to me, just now, that if the MEB (or any other EOMA-68 
carrier board) is put in a housing with built-in guides for the CPU 
Card, then we don't necessarily need a proper PCMCIA slot -- just a 2x34 
right-angle pin header with 1.27mm spacing. Have the bezel of the CPU 
card stick out just a touch from the housing, so that someone can get 
their fingernail (or a small slot screwdriver) under it and pry just 
enough so that they can yank it out.

Seems to me that it'd be a cheaper option as well, because of the 
wonders of injection-molded plastic... even making the housing out of 
something fairly sturdy, say 2mm ABS, surely wouldn't cost too terribly 
much... plus, it's potentially possible to 3d print such a thing, which 
would make this stuff even more accessible to the (far richer than me) 
hobbyist. (Of course it'd also be possible to 'jerry-rig' it with scrap 
materials and lots of fussing.)

I'd love to see a housing like that, with a small carrier board (perhaps 
a VGA-enabled version of the MEB?) and a VESA 75mm mounting option. It 
would enjoy a permanent placement on the back of my spare LCD for sure. 
(The carrier board would definitely have to support VGA through some 
means, though, to work with that screen.)