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| In the OECDC we have tried 4 systems, but two are very similar and will be lumped together. | In the OECDC we have tried 4 systems, but two are very similar and will be lumped together. | ||
| - | * Asus Eee PCs: We have tried the model 701 and model 900. These are very small, light PCs, weighing less than a kilogram. The 701 has a 7" screen, while the 900 has a 9" screen. Both run Xandros Linux (there are other choices, but I did not try them). | + | * Asus Eee PCs: We have tried the model 701 and model 900. These are very small, light PCs, weighing less than a kilogram. The 701 has a 7" screen, while the 900 has a 9" screen. Both initially ran Xandros Linux, but since have used CrunchBang Linux and Lubuntu. |
| - | * An old HP ze4540ca laptop (256MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, no wireless networking, DVD ROM/CDRW combo drive). This machine was purchased in Dec. 2003 and is old enough that I felt comfortable letting it be lugged around to the dances. It is quite heavy ( | + | * An old HP ze4540ca laptop (256MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, no wireless networking, DVD ROM/CDRW combo drive). This machine was purchased in Dec. 2003 and was old enough that I felt comfortable letting it be lugged around to the dances. It was quite heavy. Eventually, components failed and it was decommissioned. |
| - | * As at 2009-12-14, we have acquired a new Acer 5534 laptop. The link below tells how the software was set up. | + | * As at 2009-12-14, we acquired a Acer 5534 laptop. The link below tells how the software was set up. |
| All laptops are general-purpose machines. That is their strength and downfall. I have tried to configure a system with minimal controls. | All laptops are general-purpose machines. That is their strength and downfall. I have tried to configure a system with minimal controls. | ||
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| We also want to be able to easily update the content from the macnash playford site to the laptops. That is, we want to be able to play new tunes! | We also want to be able to easily update the content from the macnash playford site to the laptops. That is, we want to be able to play new tunes! | ||
| - | See [[EZDownload | Easy_download]] Unfortunately, not fully working yet, but close. (091214) | + | ===== DanceBox live-USB ===== |
| + | Linux, being open source, is happy to allow copying of the operating system software. This allows what | ||
| + | is called a live-CD or live-USB. This is a storage medium that can be "booted" on a computer and runs | ||
| + | in memory without touching the main drive. John Nash has created two versions of this, one in 2012 and | ||
| + | one in 2016. The 2012 version performed well, but lacked drivers for a new laptop acquired by George | ||
| + | Cherepon of the Ogdensburg group. Building a live-USB is not terribly difficult, but does require | ||
| + | a great deal of attention to detail and a lot of tedious busy-work. A draft report on how the 2016 | ||
| + | live-USB and its design considerations is {{:wiki:dmasterusb.pdf| dmasterusb.pdf}}. | ||
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| + | The bootable ISO file is located on this server at [[http://ottawaenglishdance.org/main/live-image/DMaster.iso | http://ottawaenglishdance.org/main/live-image/DMaster.iso]] | ||
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