[Arm-netbook] EOMA Specification / Documentation Issues

[Louis Pearson]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 9:27 PM Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>
wrote:

> > What if the next CPU card does not have an SD slot (it's not required by
> the spec)?
>
>  now you're into "cheap-ass" territory.  people who pay cheap-ass
> money for cheap-ass goods can expect to "get what they pay for".
> given that we're talking saving $0.20 for a lack of a micro-sd card
> slot, you know we're talking *real* cheap-ass money-misers :)
>
>  no, if manufacturers are saving $0.20 you know that they're probably
> trying to produce something for the $12 to $15 retail market.  all
> bets are off as to "features" at that point.
>
>  basically at this level of cheap-ass-ness as long as they're
> compliant with the "bare minimum" EOMA68 spec i'll tolerate it.
>

I'd like to bring up the point that lacking a micro-sd card slot may not
have to do with cheapness, but physical limitations. What if there is
no room for it because other connectors / doohickeys were considered
more important for the specific card?
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