[Arm-netbook] Future case idea: subnotebook/PDA with QWERTY keyboard

[Sam Pablo Kuper]

On 26/08/16 18:51, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
> <sampablokuper at posteo.net> wrote:
>> - HTC Universal [3]
> 
>  i had one of those - i was part of the original team that did the HTC
> reverse-engineering on 9 (!) different Wince smartphones back around
> 2003.  it was - and still most likely is - one of the most complex and
> comprehensive hardware designs i've *ever* encountered.  the Audio IC
> (an Akai 4641 i think) covered *SEVEN* separate audio paths, including
> 2 microphones, 4 speakers (reversible lid, remember?), car stereo
> mode, bluetooth mode, and headphone / mic jack.  absolutely mad.

It was very functional. Great hardware in many ways. Sadly, the device
as a whole was underpowered and had a somewhat mediocre OS. EOMA68 +
GNU/Linux would remedy those deficiencies!

Kudos for working on the reverse engineering.

>  bear in mind that any of these ideas require a full-time committment
> of around 2 years to develop.  yes i really want to see them happen.
> we'll find a way.
> 
>  in the meantime i cut/paste your message to here so it doesn't get forgotten:
> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/clamshell_microlaptop/

Thanks!