http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/ Engadget Comments for How to blow a $50 note on a DIY, functionality-free "laptop" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 6th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
I rather see him becoming a Torvalds than some marketing-guru or a design-fetishist....

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Joking aside, nowadays people think they've got computer building skills where in fact it is nothing more than putting lego bricks together; this guy, however, has real skills.]]>Mar 5th 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/ Apologies, you are totally correct. I think I just used Jobs because he was more recognizable. I'm reading iWoz right now, and that guy is a genius!]]>Mar 5th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 6th 2007 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
http://members.cox.net/c0demaster/Z80COMPUTER.SHTML]]>Mar 5th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
Could have a bevy of inbuilt ROM-based software just like PDAs of yesteryear:

* Word-processor: specialised for entering cereal box competitions (25 words or less).
* Games: 4-room Hunt-the-wumpus; Tic-tac-toe (also doubles as spreadsheet application)
* Contacts: Keep up-to 50% of your immediate family's details close at hand at all times!
* Dictionary: Spell-correct all popular English 1, 2 and 3 letter words.

]]>Mar 5th 2007 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 5th 2007 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Great look at the complete package rather than just a single aspect of the engineering, keep on with the good work, hope to see you on hackaday again.]]>Mar 6th 2007 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
What is impressive is the dedication. Nerding it up for 4 months (on and off most likely). Keep it up man!

A bit of advice for you EE newbs. Unless you eat, sleep and shit Electronics, you will come to dislike being an EE as a profession. Your once fun hobby usually isn't any fun once you start getting paid for it. True of most hobbies I bet. Except music. Cuz if you're gettin paid for music....you're probably also doing the sex, drugs and rock n roll thing and who could hate that!?!]]>Mar 6th 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
The bashing is kinda lame. It's the same mentality behind the whole "Jocks pick on geeks." thing. This guy is the geek and the haters are the jocks.]]>Mar 7th 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/
http://www.make-digital.com/make-look-inside/vol07/?pg=145&liid=155421331e&b=0&search=palmpilot+notebook

Except that Chris didn't cheat and gut a palmpilot. And the bass wood case is a nice touch. Kudo's Chris!]]>Mar 7th 2007 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/how-to-blow-a-50-note-on-a-diy-functionality-free-laptop/Mar 8th 2007 1:42AM