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[paolone]

Steve "ClusterUK" Jones has made an update about his Atom processor based iMica systems, which use Icaros Desktop as main operating system. Replacing the external case with a bigger one, he can now mount form-factor, standard DVD drives cutting the overall costs of the system. The iMica is now sold, until the end of July 2009, for £199.


The new iMica: isn't it cool?

> more informations at ClusterUK's website.

[Wayne]

As someone who just got rid of an Atom-based netbook because it was dreadfully slow and under powered, I'd have to say I'd rather see an AMD multi-core, or even Intel i7.

Yes, I know that would not be $199, but still.

BTW, has anyone thought of putting AROS / Icaros on a netbook?

Wayne

[kolla]

Originally Posted by Wayne

BTW, has anyone thought of putting AROS / Icaros on a netbook?

Ofcourse, but the problem is that netbooks typically dont have a CD drive to boot from, and booting AROS from USB is in general not working well. Also, the disk drive in a netbook is not exactly something you can move to a different computer for installation (like I just did with my eee-box).

It would help alot if AROS could be launched from RAM disk, actually.

[Amigadude]

Next lil project as it happens cos it was a bit crappy running on VMWare under XP.

Cinq boot netbook

Got an external DVD writer shouldn't be a problem...

Was looking into a low power file server/media player machine and thinking about the atom but the Dual core 330 + Nvidia ION chipset looks like a better idea than the N270 + Intel 945... I like the case on the iMica

[Animagic]

This red case could be THE perfect housing for a NatAmi...

[GadgetMaster]

Originally Posted by kolla

Ofcourse, but the problem is that netbooks typically dont have a CD drive to boot from, and booting AROS from USB is in general not working well. Also, the disk drive in a netbook is not exactly something you can move to a different computer for installation (like I just did with my eee-box).

It would help alot if AROS could be launched from RAM disk, actually.

How about AROS on this little thing?

[EvilGuy]

Originally Posted by GadgetMaster

How about AROS on this little thing?

Wow, that little machine is amazing!

[DiskDoctor]

Originally Posted by Wayne

BTW, has anyone thought of putting AROS / Icaros on a netbook?

Wayne

Me - netbooks notebooks whatever. Unfortunately many notebooks (like mine hp550 Intel Celeron M) have SoC Video cards. I know netbooks have slower / more compact processors but still, SoC graphics, isn't it?

I made three attempts and just let it go... got AROS running under VMWare but it's kindda stupid... It's not a system - a virtual box... I wanna have one installed on my HD.
It's like UAE vs. Minimig (never saw one), I mean even the bloody AmigaForever player fails to do its job in terms of fidelity (sound).

One here reported too, AROS doesn't install on a Thinkpad. I know guys are trying but... it's been so many years for AROS development now... I think MacMini will put AROS out of business. Probably. I await a fresh air for my dying PPC Mini (although safari4 runs bloody fast).

[DiskDoctor]

One more - isn't the case colour supposed to be green? I mean RGB stuff...

[Amiga_Nut]

The Intel Atom is a breathed over Pentium III Mobile core, mhz per mhz an Atom won't be much faster than a Pentium II M cpu.

Multi-core is not that fantastic either, what happened to Moor's law and all that single core exponential improvement eh? lol