I'll say more later, but just a few quick comments...
Firstly, yes, I have a 90 degree PCIe riser. It's not featured in the video because I don't have a computer case where the riser can be used. Plus, it was an electronics test, so physical layout wasn't important.
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People outside the NG Amiga community who might be interested in an Amiga laptop are only going to be annoyed when they search for an Amiga "laptop" only to find a Tabor crammed in a small box with no WiFi and battery life measured in minutes instead of hours and it's as thick as a pizza box.
It's always interesting to see what people decide is the "definition" of something. Perhaps I should run a survey to see just how big a box I can get away with. ;-)
I'm calling it a laptop because I'm following the typical laptop design: motherboard, batteries & keyboard in the base, and a flip-up screen. That differs quite substantially from what you get when you search for luggable on Google.
Regarding battery life, I have a 93 WH battery pack, and measured 28W power usage with the CPU & GPU maxed out as much as possible. So it's good for a few hours at least, and that's without any dynamic power management. I could increase the battery capacity, but then it would exceed the max allowed on a plane.
For wifi I'm currently going to use a tiny wifi router that works in client mode. There are nicer options out there, but the wifi-router eliminates the need to write drivers, which makes getting the first prototype done easier.
Obviously, this "laptop" kit won't be for everyone. If you're someone who likes this kind of stuff, then I encourage you to
sign up to the mailing list (
here). If not, then perhaps A.L.I.C.E. would be more to your taste (it looked pretty neat at AmiWest).
Hans
