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On Wed, 23 May 2018 05:28:59 -0400, J. Clarke
<jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 22 May 2018 20:18:39 -0500, William Leara <wle...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:01:39 GMT, usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 20:11:09 +0000, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>>On Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:53:51 GMT
>>>>usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What's that you say?  You want computers with interesting form
>>>>> factors?
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://slodive.com/inspiration/custom-computer-cases/
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.webpagefx.com/blog/web-design/30-beautiful-custom-pc-case-designs/
>>>>> 
>>>>Modding a case usually does nothing to the underlying form factor.
>>>
>>>I presented these for entertainment purposes only;  please -- no wagering.
>>>
>>>I'm not even sure what you mean by "underlying form factor."  If you're honest,
>>>you'll admit you can't say with certainty what the architecture is for most of
>>>these machines.
>>>
>>>"Back in the day," it was possible to "homebrew" some electronic "glue" and
>>>perhaps interconnect off-the-shelf components into a unique machine & write
>>>a basic OS for it.  But for most people, just getting the stuff to work in a
>>>simple configuration was challenging enough.  For all the bitching here about
>>>Wintel, there is obviously a strength to having a larger installed
>>>base/community/market.
>>
>>The Dell XPS M2010 was quite a neat form factor.  Like a briefcase
>>that opens into a gorgeous portable computer.  Beautiful 20" screen,
>>detachable keyboard, etc.  Nice:
>>
>>https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1970655,00.asp
>>
>>https://www.prlog.org/10778486-m2010keyboard.jpg
>
>Not sure where the market would be though.  It weighs 18 pounds and
>runs three hours.  A typical 17" laptop today weights 4 pounds and
>runs 8 hours.  And 40"+ 2 megapixel screens are ubiquitous--there's no
>need to carry a big screen around with you.

I don't think it was a big market success--just saying that it was an
interesting form factor. (the subject of this thread)  Anyway, it was
2006--there were no 17" laptops weighing 4 lbs and running 8 hours in
2006, nor were there 40" 2 megapixel screens around.

--William Leara
wle...@hotmail.com