[Arm-netbook] One issue with the EOMA68 Wikipedia

[Adam Van Ymeren]

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Adam Van Ymeren <adam.vany at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:31 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
> <lkcl at lkcl.net> wrote:
>> ---
>> crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Mike Leimon <leimon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Luke,
>>>
>>> I took a quick glance at the Wikipedia entry and saw what I thought was an
>>> error and I will fix the problem if you can confirm that I understand the
>>> situation correctly.
>>>
>>> The wikipedia article says the following:
>>>
>>> """
>>>
>>> There are two different physical profiles of EOMA68 (based around the legacy
>>> PCMCIA classifications):[2]
>>>
>>> 54 mm × 85.6 mm; 5mm variant (Type II)
>>> 54 mm × 85.6 mm; 3.3mm variant (Type I)
>>>
>>> Type I is reserved for up to 1366x768 RGB/TTL video output; Type II is
>>> reserved for up to 1920x1080 RGB/TTL video output, on the basis that a Type
>>> I 3.3mm card may fit into a Type II 5.0mm socket but not vice versa. Thus, a
>>> module with a lower-capacity video output will physically be prevented from
>>> being used with incompatible higher-resolution devices, preventing any
>>> possible confusion about interoperability.
>>
>>  type I 3.3mm.... no!  that's wrong!  well spotted.  i believe i added
>> that in a hurry without checking.
>
> It's worth pointing out that the specification on elinux.org is

"is inconsistent." I was trying to say but apparently I just stopped typing.

>
> Under "Physical Dimensions" it says there are two valid sized, Type II
> which is 5mm and Type III which is 8mm.
>
> Under "Requirements for RGB/TTL" it refers to 5mm and 3.3mm cards, but not 8mm.
>
> http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68#Physical_Dimensions
>
> and
>
> http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68#Requirements_for_RGB.2FTTL
>
> Thought you should know :)