2005-07-11

strredwolf: (You want this?)
2005-07-11 02:02 am

I want my bathroom back!!! (Want a kitten?)

This Friday, we'll be testing the kittens for Feline Lukemia.  If they pass it, our neighbor who's been helping us will pick her two, and we'll have to find homes for the others.  A friend of my sister is willing to pick up the tortishell, and there's some intrest in mom's doctor's office.

Ugh.  I just want my bathroom back.

I'll post photos of the critters later.
strredwolf: (Human)
2005-07-11 06:23 pm

A challenge for embedded system makers...

Take one modern Jolt "Battery" can, with a usable cylindrical volume of 35 mm radius by 170 mm high.  Without substantial modifications to the can (ex small access panel), build an Pentium-class x86 computer into it.

Restrictions?  You bet:
  • Pentium class at least.  No ARM, XScale, etc. 
  • At least 64 megs of RAM. 
  • VGA, power, USB, and Ethernet going out.
  • An EPIA-ish brick or wall-wart for power.  No full AT/ATX power supply allowed.
  • USB may be 1.1.  There should be ports for keyboard, mouse, and one other USB device.
  • Ethernet must be provided by itself, and not as a USB dongle.
Some ideas:
  • Use a Microdrive as the main drive.  Flash memory will suck.