[conspire] Gumstix at the BALUG March meeting

[jim stockford]

hi, jose,
    possible application areas include robotics and
other areas that are the domain of embedded
systems. Hobbyists are part of their market.
    my interest begins with the low power requirement--
to what degree can these gizmos be used in remote
applications.
jim


On Mar 4, 2007, at 5:27 PM, Jose Medeiros wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Just out of curiosity for what practical purposes would you use such a
> small computer with out video out? From what I can tell, there only
> appears to be a Flash slot, Ethernet port  and possibly a USB port.
>
> Although the commute if far from San Jose, the drive might be worth it
> for the Chinese food. If I recall your group was the one that handed
> out the T'shirts that stated " Will code for Chinese food ", back in
> 1998 or so?
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Jose Medeiros
> http://www.sjpc.org/~medeiros
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On 3/4/07, jim stockford <jim at well.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>      Gordon Kruberg (CEO) and Craig Hughes (CTO) of
>> Gumstix will be speaking at the March BALUG meeting
>> (March 20, drinks at 6:30, dinner at 7:10, speakers
>> around 8).
>>      Gumstix ( http://www.gumstix.com/ ) makes very
>> small form factor computers with linux installed. Come
>> to the Four Seas restaurant ( http://www.gumstix.com/ )
>> on Grant near Sacramento and check it out.
>>      Dinner is $10 each, all you can eat and tasty.
>>      Bay Area Linux Users' Group (BALUG) has regular
>> meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at the
>> Four Seas restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown.
>> jim
>>
>>
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