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Schlachter · 10-30-06, 09:10 PM

I figured it was multilayer, I haven't seen anything in a long time that wasn't (unless it was cheap or chinese :D)

The reasons for usb are extensive. No there are no bluetooth touchscreens, I looked. I want it because I could use:
keyboard
mouse
touchscreen
external card reader
160gb portable hdd :D
and afarre's trying to get a webcam to work on it

Can BT do all of those..... at once? I don't know of any BT SD card readers or 160gb hdds. And you're talking running a cf card or onboard usb versus using wireless? Wireless would kill the batteries alot faster. Those enclosures usually need a network setup, dhcp server and what not. If I wanted to use that drive outside of my house I'd have to find a hotspot, and guess at it's IP address. Wireless hdds are out.

Anyways, what I'm going to do (the whole reason I'm so involved in this) is I'm going to vaccum mold a tablet case with a 7" touchscreen LCD. I'm going to set it up so that on the top you could insert the axim (like a thick card) and on the side you would have 2 usb ports and another slot for a removable laptop hdd. That way I would have a laptop (because I could jsut add a usb k&m), a tablet (large screen I could write on, watch movies, play some games), and I'll make a car mount for it and put a BT GPS on the inside.
I could go super-portable (just the axim)
around the house portable (tablet mode)
and school/work portable (laptop mode)
and with the external antenna mod (gps wardriving and navigation)
I'll name it.... Aximformer... or something equally as stupid.
TransAxim... anyways

Ok, so we need to figure out the pins and the traces... knowing one would make the other easier to figure out...
On a side note, are there any empty chip pads on the board? Where they would solder the legs, but there's not chip there? And did we ever figure out what those pads were along the side?

EDIT: Has anyone tried to petition Dell for thier Axim's info? I mean... they stopped production right? What need do they have for a few board diagrams? Just a thought... the Axim would become a hacker's dream if they released that info.

10-30-06, 09:10 PM	#45 (permalink)
Schlachter Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I figured it was multilayer, I haven't seen anything in a long time that wasn't (unless it was cheap or chinese :D) The reasons for usb are extensive. No there are no bluetooth touchscreens, I looked. I want it because I could use: keyboard mouse touchscreen external card reader 160gb portable hdd :D and afarre's trying to get a webcam to work on it Can BT do all of those..... at once? I don't know of any BT SD card readers or 160gb hdds. And you're talking running a cf card or onboard usb versus using wireless? Wireless would kill the batteries alot faster. Those enclosures usually need a network setup, dhcp server and what not. If I wanted to use that drive outside of my house I'd have to find a hotspot, and guess at it's IP address. Wireless hdds are out. Anyways, what I'm going to do (the whole reason I'm so involved in this) is I'm going to vaccum mold a tablet case with a 7" touchscreen LCD. I'm going to set it up so that on the top you could insert the axim (like a thick card) and on the side you would have 2 usb ports and another slot for a removable laptop hdd. That way I would have a laptop (because I could jsut add a usb k&m), a tablet (large screen I could write on, watch movies, play some games), and I'll make a car mount for it and put a BT GPS on the inside. I could go super-portable (just the axim) around the house portable (tablet mode) and school/work portable (laptop mode) and with the external antenna mod (gps wardriving and navigation) I'll name it.... Aximformer... or something equally as stupid. TransAxim... anyways Ok, so we need to figure out the pins and the traces... knowing one would make the other easier to figure out... On a side note, are there any empty chip pads on the board? Where they would solder the legs, but there's not chip there? And did we ever figure out what those pads were along the side? EDIT: Has anyone tried to petition Dell for thier Axim's info? I mean... they stopped production right? What need do they have for a few board diagrams? Just a thought... the Axim would become a hacker's dream if they released that info. Last edited by Schlachter; 10-30-06 at 09:18 PM.