On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 12:26 +1200, Mike D wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Da Rock > <rock_on_the_web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 09:00 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > > Konstantin Svist wrote: > > > Da Rock wrote: > > >> This may sound like a strange question, but is there a > way to mute the > > >> voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised > application for one- I > > >> need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a > pc for my > > >> little girl so that she has music, video, and > visualisations while she's > > >> in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. > So I don't want > > >> to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't > want any > > >> shrieks when I unplug the power... > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > They're usually called "laptops" :-) > > > > > > Some UPS models have a mute button, but you need to press > it after you > > > hear the alarm. > > > Alternative is to open one up and disconnect the speaker > wires. > > > Best, of course, is to just get a cheap laptop > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will second the comment on a laptop. You can get a decent > laptop for > > around the same price as all the hardware and software to > mount a > > computer, ups, speakers... > > > > The added benefit is total mobility. Now you can take the > full setup in > > a vehicle if you have to transport her to a different > location. Or if > > the need arises, a hospital (with added security). > > Yeah, actually the Eee PC from Asus would have been the best, > BUT (big > but) the unit didn't fit the requirement I needed unless the > screen > folded back 180 degrees. And I got the PC for around $350 > anyway- hard > to beat with a laptop. Mind you the whole setup will cost the > same as a > laptop once I'm done - PC, UPS, and a 7" touch screen > monitor... Can't > get that in a laptop anywhere. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > What about the Asus with an external monitor attached? I though they > supported that? Would be a tidier solution :). About as cost effective as my current solution, but not upgradeable in the future. This way I can keep the setup and only change the box, the child can then have a computer as they grow up, and I can put in other options later. And to ward off the suggestion, I don't want my kids growing up with a laptop until they know how to use and look after a computer properly. They don't need the mobility until a little later in life. I'll be getting an Eee PC fpr my older one only once she learns to look after it (having 2 laptops that we adults use gives me that experience). Thanks for the help though- the newer APC models do what I need. >
