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Sunday, 4 July 2004
More on the "Mini-ITX"
Nano-ITX mainboard

My curiosity got the better of me, and I went looking for these "Mini-ITX" motherboards. I found them at VIA's mainboard site, and discovered that in addition to the 17cm×17cm Mini-ITX models, they've got a 12cm×12cm "Nano-ITX" board (pictured, right).

So now I'm thinking: for portable recording purposes, it would be awesome to have a tiny system that makes almost no noise (the low-power CPUs don't need fans, but there's not much I can do about the hard drive spinning). Add the smallest (and cheapest) flat-panel monitor possible (maybe even salvage a dead notebook computer's screen), move the Delta 1010LT into the tiny computer (which means it would have to be a Mini-ITX, as the Nano-ITX only has a mini-PCI slot), and bam!

Now only two questions remain: Where can one get one of these little marvels (since my usual sources don't carry them), and how much do they cost?

Answer: AxionTech, among others, and between $118 and $255 for various models with a 1GHz CPU installed. Not bad!

Posted by godfrey (link)
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So? Gonna do it?
Posted by Squelch on 4 Jul 2004 09:18
I'm thinking after the move, once I've got a job and we've got some money back in the bank, I very well might do it.

Plus, then I could design my own custom case...

Posted by Godfrey on 4 Jul 2004 09:56
Just what we need - another computer! They are going to take over and then they'll probably destroy all my lit books...just like Doc Oc in Spiderman 2!
Posted by Ginevra on 4 Jul 2004 16:08
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? C'mon, moving is no excuse.
Posted by Squelch on 12 Jul 2004 05:57
I'm afraid it'll have to be. Weeknights are spent packing things, and we spent the weekend holding a yard sale.

Anyway, you're one to talk! Where's that "something coherent to say" you promised? :-)

(P.S. Don't worry; I've been working on Scene Five between boxes, and should be able to start rendering tonight.)
Posted by Godfrey on 12 Jul 2004 06:42
Cool--be sure to check the new Rendering Directive over at 48 Dead Horses. :)
Posted by Squelch on 12 Jul 2004 08:06