Hey Mark,

After much investigation, and being able to locate this board for
US$110, I'm really excited about it, with one exception...  The
speed comparisons for the C3 800MHz processor put it at roughly
1/3 the performance of a Celeron 900Mhz.  Ouch!

But that might be enough for me.  If it is, everything else is
awesome, especially the size of the board, and that it includes
on-board video, audio, etc in that space.

However, if it is not, I may be in for trouble.  I've not found
this info anywhere, but hoping you can tell me since you have
one... is the processor switchable to a regular Celeron or similar?
If so, I could then bail myself out with a few more $$$.

Thanks,
-Neil.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jackson, Mark [DAN/PICK]
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 11:38 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Why does a PC need 12V?
>
>
> Have you considered the VIA EPIA platform along with an ITX case ?  The
> motherboard was #90 and the case was #60.
>
> Visit ...
> http://www.viavpsd.com/product/epia_mini_itx_spec.jsp?motherboardId=21
>
> Of most interest to you, there is also a link on this page for compatible
> cases, one of which (Cupid 2677) used a 12V DC input !!
>
> I have just build such a machine (EPIA, Cupid 2677, 15" TFT, 256Mb SDRAM,
> 40G HDD), and it runs Windows 2000 just fine.
>
> Regards
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pic Dude [mailto:picdude@PILOTTOOLS.COM]
> Sent: 30 August 2002 16:23
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [PICLIST] [EE]: Why does a PC need 12V?
>
> Morgan Olsson wrote:
>
> > Easiest would be to buy a all in one +5V only motherboard for
> > embedded apps.
> > I4ve seen somewhere a pentium compatible to good price.
> > /Morgan
>
> Really?  Where?  I've searched and searched, and all I found
> was PC/104-type boards at close to $1000 a piece!  And many
> still using 486-level processors.
>
> My requirements are simple -- small size, 300-400Mhz processor
> (I was thinking Celeron since they were designed for cooler
> operation that the PII's, etc), and perhaps 2 PCI slots.  Need
> to support 2 HD's and that's all.
>
> Would love to hear of anything you've come across that meets
> these needs.
>
> Up to this point, I'm planning on using a Micro-ATX MB (or just
> smaller like a Shuttle MB) in a custom case, with no removeable
> drives/floppies/CD's, etc.  Transfer of files, etc will be via
> USB or ethernet.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.,
>
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