To whom could I ask a few specific questions about the software setup?

I'd rather not clutter up this list with questions most probably already know.

Mark


>We three three elves (Michael, Ian and I) have been busy.  We finally made
>it through the challenges of booting Linux from Compact Flash, and I've
>negotiated with my supplier (for weather stations) for a "Squeak PC"
>configuration at a special price.  Since it's a cool thing, and seasonally
>appropriate, I thought I'd send out an announcement.
>
>After unwrapping you get...
>
>A black box that is just the right size for an LCD display stand
>(1.75"x9"x11.5").  Also a 12v power supply that plugs into the wall.
>Inside is a 533MHz VIA Mini-ITX motherboard with 64M of memory installed.
>There are no fans in the box, and it still stays cool.  On the front is a
>slot that accepts a compact flash card, which appears to the processor as
>an IDE disk drive.  The Squeak PC is shipped with a 96M flash installed
>which includes 1) A compact Linux 2.4 boot system, 2) A full Squeak 3.6
>(plus OSProcess and Games) with Linux VM, and 3) about 60MB of free space
>(!).  ON the back is a host of connectors that include stereo audio in and
>out, network, 2 USB, RS232, mouse, keyboard, display, video and printer
>port.  There's much more about the motherboards at
>	http://www.solarpc.com/bepia.htm
>
>The unit is complete and ready to boot.  All you add is keyboard, mouse
>and display.  With no fans and no disk, the only moving parts are the boot
>button and hte electrons.  It is silent.  The 12v setup is nice, since you
>can buy a UPS for the price of a battery, or power it straight from your
>car.
>
>The price is $250.
>
>The supplier is SolarPC.com.  They make a specialty of Mini-ITX products.
>Check out their web site at
>	http://www.SolarPC.com
>or jump straight to the order page at
>	http://205.147.44.194/store/commerce.cgi?product=SolarPC
>(The Squeak configuration is at the bottom of the page.  If you get the
>message "The identity certificate is invalid", just say OK and proceed).
>
>The Flash is set up for Squeak but, of course it could be anything else
>that is happy with this Linux.  Other squeak images should run fine (you
>can import them via FTP, or a USB memory stick), and other compact
>Linux-compatible systems should run fine as well.  Of course you can put
>in more memory, and use bigger Flash or even a hard drive, but we wanted
>to make the SPC simple and cheap.  If people get into this, we can start a
>wiki page with useful info and fun hacks.
>
>Ho, Ho, Ho...